When you go on vacation, you try to leave all of your worries behind. All those earthly worries melting away on a hot sunny beach somewhere... Until you're trapped there. Not ideal, right?
But that's what hundreds of passengers are dealing with at the moment. As reported by the New York Post, a budget Mexican airline has left lots of flyers stranded in popular resort cities like Cancun.
Grupo Aéreo Monterrey, also known as Magnicharters, has suspended its flights for two weeks. They cited "logistical problems," having started the suspension on April 11. The company refers to itself as "the tourist airline of Mexico."
There was an unknown number of people stranded starting April 11. But we know that at least 200 were stranded in Cancun. Now, it's looking like Mexico's aviation authority has set up a contingency rerouting plan to help people out.
The company reported in a statement that they "are addressing this situation with due diligence." They added that their main concern was to "restore operations as soon as possible".
The logistical issues they stated were the cause of this trouble have been disputed by many. Mexico's aviation agency has said that the issues were actually financial and that the airline will not be allowed to operate until they fix their issues. As well as this, the airline's pilots have
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This Comes After Another Airline Might Experience Problems Too
Magnicharters isn't the only airline that might be in trouble soon. As we reported just a few days ago, Spirit Airlines might be facing some pretty dire circumstances.
Spirit is currently on its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and it might be facing liquidation if things don't get straightened out soon. The company even announced a restructuring plan last month, and things weren't going well.
Jet fuel costs due to the situation in Iran have been blamed for the wider situation with Spirit. And things will be very, very abrupt. The potential closure was described as an "out of business" sign being put on the "proverbial door."
