He Mexico City International Airport (AICM) reported this Tuesday that due to the activity of the Popocatepetl volcano Today, 22 flights from different Mexican and international airlines were canceled due to aircraft safety checks for having found ashes in flight upon arrival at the air terminal. In a statement, through its X social network account, the AICM indicated that “it has remained open and in operation.”

“Management personnel and specialized teams remain on alert and are evaluating the ash fall conditions. “At this time, the volcanic ash cloud is heading toward the Gulf of Mexico,” the statement said. “22 flights from different airlines have been canceled Mexican and international, due to aircraft safety checks for having found ashes in flight upon arrival at the AICM,” the AICM stated.

He added that management staff and specialized teams “they remain on alert and in evaluation of the ash fall conditions.” He specified that the volcanic ash cloud is heading towards the Gulf of Mexico and asked travelers that if they have a flight scheduled for this day or the following ones, stay informed through your airline and the airport’s institutional channels. Meanwhile, the National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC) of Mexico reported that the Popocatépetl volcano “remains at the phase 2 yellow alert level, and that this activity does not represent a risk to the population.”

According to data from the National Disaster Center (Cenapred), after the increase in activity in May and June 2023, starting in July “Several episodes of high-frequency tremor have been recorded.a low to very low amplitude associated with the continuous emission of ash, sporadic exhalations and low intensity explosions”, which have generated columns up to 2 kilometers high.

He recalled that during 2024 the activity has continued with similar characteristicsThis is what was recorded starting in July, with fluctuations from a medium to very low level and so far this year “there have been recorded 24 low intensity exhalations and no explosions have occurred.” He specified that the dispersion of ash from emissions and exhalations follow trajectories depending on the direction of the prevailing winds at the time of the event; in accordance with the forecasts for today issued by the National Water Commission (Conagua). ) head towards the west-northwest of the volcano.