Anand mum on whether Canadians should cancel trips to Mexico amid cartel violence
· Toronto Sun
With many flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, resuming after they were cancelled over widespread cartel violence, Canada’s foreign affairs minister won’t say if sun-seeking Canadians should reconsider their travel plans to Mexico in the days ahead.
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While noting that the situation in Mexico is becoming more stable, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Tuesday that the volatility and instability differ throughout the country and that decisions should be made on a day-to-day basis.
Follow advice of local authorities: Anand
“For that reason, we are advising Canadians who remain in Mexico at this time to follow the advice of local authorities,” Anand said.
She told reporters that more than 55,000 Canadians in Mexico have registered with Ottawa, up from the more than 26,000 that she said registered on Monday morning.
“The long and short of it is that the situation is becoming more normalized. We should continue to see this trajectory unfolding,” Anand added.
Global Affairs Canada’s travel advisory continues to urge Canadians to exercise a high degree of caution in Mexico, advising them to avoid non-essential travel in several states.
Air Canada, Air Transat, WestJet and Porter Airlines have resumed flights to and from the popular resort destination on Tuesday.
WestJet has also resumed flights to Guadalajara and Manzanillo.
Flair Airlines said it will resume flights to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara on Wednesday.
Tourists and locals in multiple regions of Mexico were told to shelter in place to escape violence that erupted on Sunday after the death of cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes as part of a Mexican government operation.