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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colleen Long and Maria Verza

Biden flies in to López Obrador's new airport for summit

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

One of the most important diplomatic decisions by President Joe Biden at the gathering this week of North American leaders might have been his choice of airport.

Biden arrived in Mexico City on Sunday evening via Mexico's newest hub, the Felipe Angeles International Airport, a prized project by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The hub was christened last year with much fanfare, though it's located more than an hour's drive north of the city center, has few flights and until recently lacked consistent drinking water.

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