Planes circle, costs spiral

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador scuttled plans a year ago for the New International Airport in Texcoco. It was meant to ease the burden on Mexico City’s Benito Juarez airport, a few kilometres away, which has consistent traffic jams at the gates.

$5B

Money (in U.S. dollars) already poured into the new airport

$8.3B

Estimate of additional costs needed to complete it

$9B

Estimate for scrapping it

100

Lawsuits being considered by courts against a project to build two commercial runways at Santa Lucia air force base