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National Guard Enforces App Pickup Ban at Mexico City Airport, With Fines and Towing

Officials plan off‑site pickup zones with a short‑stay lot to keep Uber and DiDi outside the federal perimeter before the 2026 World Cup.

Overview

  • Airport authorities confirmed Uber and DiDi cannot pick up inside the AICM federal zone, though drop‑offs remain allowed.
  • Guardia Nacional operatives began issuing infractions, with cited penalties of 500 UMA (about 58,655 pesos) and vehicle towing for repeat violations.
  • The AICM assigned external pickup points for apps outside the perimeter, including areas near Circuito Interior for Terminal 1 (roughly 800–900 meters away) and about 500 meters from Terminal 2.
  • Semar outlined a plan to adapt former Sedena land into a short‑stay area for app drivers outside the federal zone, with no opening date announced.
  • Taxi concessionaires report a provisional truce with federal authorities to protect licensed operations, as talks advance on boosting the authorized taxi fleet and platforms continue to press an amparo that SICT says does not permit federal‑zone pickups.