Traveling from the Tijuana (TIJ) Airport to the new AIFA airport in Mexico City

[@aMuncieChannel]

Nice looking airports! Great tours and video! Thanks for sharing!

[@pedrozatravel]

@@aMuncieChannel thank you!

[@WalkandTalk_Toronto]

Wonderful driving tour, Mexico City at night is beautiful, enjoyed watching, thank for sharing🙏🙏👍👍👏👏

[@pedrozatravel]

@@WalkandTalk_Toronto thank you, glad you enjoyer the video of Tijuana Mexico at night.

[@peterrodriguez6029]

Very informative and detailed like no other videos about flying from Tj to Mexico City. I just learned and got a real good idea on how to go about on my next trip to Mexico City. After watching your video and based on the information that you provided us here with, my choice would be Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City. Thank you so much.

[@pedrozatravel]

I think right now Benito Juarez is still the better option, maybe later when AIFA gets the train it will be better, but AIFA is still not connected very well. Thank you for visiting.

[@thiagocohen5648]

Very nice thank you for sharing this wonderful trip. Aifa is amazing ❤❤

[@pedrozatravel]

Thank you, it is pretty interesting. I am excited for when the train is finished.

[@Millionaire-Paul]

You really are doing a good job of selling Mexico to us John. It looks like an amazing place these days. Warm wishes from Millionaire Paul 👋

[@pedrozatravel]

@@Millionaire-Paul lol, I think I am selling it to myself. With rising inflation it feels like the only place I can afford to visit .

[@pxods]

Thanks for the video 🇲🇽🫡👏🏼👍🏼😎

[@pedrozatravel]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@cheetoh2002]

You are a story teller. I like all the “little” key points to look out for! The narrative and how this video was edited made it very easy to follow. At times I felt as if I was one of the travel companions, lol. I’ve never been to Tijuana, and at times I even caught myself saying “slow the car down a bit in case we miss the exit, or turn”😂 But I was clearly able to see every thing you kept pointing out to be in the lookout for! 😬 I’m going to watch your other videos now, thanks for all the tips! 😃 Safe travels!

[@pedrozatravel]

Thank you for your kind words, glad you enjoyed the video I couldn't agree with you more, in today's world we are always busy, but it is good to occasionally slow down and look around. Every time I do that I discover amazing things.

[@ChappysTikiBar]

VIP Lounge

[@pedrozatravel]

@@ChappysTikiBar it is a nice perk, especially on long layovers

[@9-cito]

I love pueblos magicos

[@pedrozatravel]

@@9-cito Me too. I have been to 36 so far, Pueblo Magicos: kzbin.info/aero/PL49TjrNcERSdmp00b55wh0Vqw9hQTg9wQ, this Friday will be 37

[@scratchinpetepa]

Nice video my friend! Enjoyed watching! 😊

[@pedrozatravel]

@@scratchinpetepa thank you for visiting

[@TheTwoTravelersInMexico]

Good Video John. I really enjoyed watching it. Paulette

[@pedrozatravel]

Thank you, the new AIFA airport was interesting. Have you been there yet?

[@albertopedroza3540]

Great video cousin 👍

[@pedrozatravel]

@@albertopedroza3540 Hola y gracias!👍

[@diegoflores9237]

Great video

[@pedrozatravel]

@@diegoflores9237 thank you!

[@yolandaloyola6744]

keep safe travel

[@pedrozatravel]

@@yolandaloyola6744 thank you

[@felippuente1909]

Very informative video, thank you! I'm thinking about taking this the same flight just for the fun.

[@pedrozatravel]

@@felippuente1909 glad you enjoyed the video. It was very interesting going to the new AIFA airport. The other advantage is right now the flights to that airport are very cheap.

[@TheTwoTravelersInMexico]

How was the airport food? Interesting that you didn't see any planes while taxing in but there where a lot of people in the airport. Thanks for the tour john. -Marc

[@pedrozatravel]

Airport food was pretty good , we have priority pass so at Tijuana Airport the food is included. I think it is going to be a awhile before AIFA is really a true international airport. The problem is it is an hour away from Mexico City

[@warmstrongadventures]

Lol I love the pronunciation. Nice video.

[@pedrozatravel]

@@warmstrongadventures lol, yes , gotta love the accent 😁

[@ConsciousQuranNetwork]

wow, this was amazing! Always supporting you, stay in touch! 😊 9 done!

[@pedrozatravel]

Thank you

[@CarnivalCruiseAddicts]

Full support!

[@pedrozatravel]

@@CarnivalCruiseAddicts thank you

[@VPscrapss]

51 Like 👍👍 Nice share

[@pedrozatravel]

@@VPscrapss thank you for visiting

[@Tochi-Jimenez]

Loved it, wish you could've shown Central Taxqueña 😊. Is the one I go to get to my Home State Guerrero

[@pedrozatravel]

@@Tochi-Jimenez thank you glad you enjoyed the video Unfortunately, it was really just a short stop for us in Taxquena. We were actually on our way to your home state of Guerrero. Today we are going to be showing a video of Taxco and next week a video of Chilpancingo, your state is really beautiful. The countryside is so green .

[@DraMeowLIFESTYLEGRUARIN]

hi there

[@pedrozatravel]

@@DraMeowLIFESTYLEGRUARIN hey! Good to see you, how are you doing?!

[@RA-fm8wr]

I thought you could go into the lounge in the new Mexico City airport had priority pass lounges you can use on arrival?

[@pedrozatravel]

@@RA-fm8wr we were arriving to Mexico City so I didn't get to try the AIFA priority lounge. We did try to use the priority lounge at MEX on our way out of Mexico, but it was full

[@dimassunvalley]

Welcome !!🤠🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🥰🥳🥳

[@pedrozatravel]

@@dimassunvalley thank you!

[@FearlessRambler]

I pronounce Tijuana a little bit different, but it it like a fun trip to the airport, have a great day, and trip

[@pedrozatravel]

@@FearlessRambler lol technically it should be Tia Juana, there used to be this lady named Juana and it was her ranch., thank you for visiting

[@CGohStudio]

I liked the Aifa a lot but is not bigger than the AICM …the latter one has 2 terminals and around 80 contact doors in both terminals while AIFA I think 18

[@pedrozatravel]

@@CGohStudio AIFA land looks a lot bigger than AICM, but it was very apparent only a third of it was being used . You are right there are not a lot of gates, but I think that is because very few planes go there. I saw space 30 gate terminals, but we were the only plane in a gate. My guess is they are probably only using 18 at most, no need to open the other gates right now. It will be interesting to see how it goes as more airport traffic goes to AIFA .

AIFA has 45 parking positions, 17 of which are in MARS configuration (can serve 2 narrow-body aircraft or 1 wide-body simultaneously). He disembarked from platform 109 as seen in the video. And yes, AIFA is way bigger than AICM (1500 hectares vs. 800). Biggest airport in Mexico after Cancún Int'l, considering land surface. On august 2024, Felipe Ángeles Int'l had +600k passengers, around 20k daily. It is on the brink of 4 million this year, doubling figures of 2023 and making its way to become the sixth busiest airport.

[@pedrozatravel]

Wow , lots of information there , thank you, I could tell right away it was a big airport.

[@CGohStudio]

Not so sure about that.. AIcM has two terminals … with many more physical doors ( not remote but puerta túnel) AIFA has been built with only half of the real project … one wing And well the number of operations and passengers matter … So it doesn’t matter has more land than AICM f it doesn’t have the airlines and the passengers

​​​​@@CGohStudio AIFA's main goal (at least right now) is desaturate AICM by moving operations gradually, within a 10-year period. As of today it serves half of the country's air cargo, gets all charters and has around 180-200 daily commercial operations between landings and takeoffs. It is a focus airport for Viva Aerobús, it will be the main hub of Mexicana de Aviación and maybe next year long-haul routes will have a place here, as long as Tren Suburbano finally completes. You can search for Francisco González Pulido opinions about the project. Aside from changes in materials and execution, the airport is complete as he designed it. Phase 1 (2022-2032) considers 20 mpax/year with one terminal. Phase 2 (2032-2042) will add a second terminal right next to the current which doubles in contact positions and passengers served. Phase 3 (2042-2052) will add two concourses on the northeast side of each terminal, also the need for a fourth runway and maybe a satellite terminal along the control tower could be considered. Mexico City airport system has been redesigned to distribute people between three terminals: AICM, AIFA and Toluca. Because of this, our city has a total capacity of 70 mpax/year. El Insurgente and Suburbano to AIFA trains have this in mind: decentralize movement of today and future passengers.

[@Martin-us1]

Thank you. AMLO 🏆

[@nintendo7747]

Mexico’s Narita Airport

[@pedrozatravel]

@@nintendo7747 maybe one day

[@ericktellez7632]

So technically it could be cheaper if you are in Southern California and need to fly to Mexico City or southern Mexico like Cancun, it would be cheaper to drive to Tijuana, and fly from the international airport as opposed to flying from California.

[@pedrozatravel]

@@ericktellez7632 yes , this same flight would be like $300 USD from ONT or LAX and it probably wouldn't be direct.

[@alexgranados8719]

They built a couple of highways to make it faster to get there. However, we need more regular bus services and the suburban train. The suburban train will get you from Buenavista station at the downtown to the AIFA in 39 minutes. There is a lot of political polarization between people loving and hating AIFA. AIFA was one of the flagship projects of the AMLO administration.

[@pedrozatravel]

@@alexgranados8719 the buses are very nice, they leave every half hour. The train I think will be a lot better.

[@ambrosemolina3457]

Great video alway enjoy your videos

[@pedrozatravel]

@@ambrosemolina3457 thank you!

[@cruisenuts2846]

great vlog

[@pedrozatravel]

@@cruisenuts2846 thank you, have you been to the new AIFA airport yet?

[@cruisenuts2846]

@@pedrozatravel no we have not

[@leteyer]

Via Rápida is not our version of a Highway its just an express lane in the city.

[@JorgeGutierrez-mn4qt]

¿Mexican nachos? FYI: Both nachos and chilaquiles are Mexican. And they are nothing alike.

[@pedrozatravel]

@@JorgeGutierrez-mn4qt thank you for stopping by. sorry I disagree, Nachos are not Mexican, they are TexMex. I will say Chilaquiles are not exactly the same as nachos, but it is the best way I could think of to describe the dish to an American who never heard of them before.

[@manny63432]

@@pedrozatravel America is the whole fuckin continent, not just the United States

[@pedrozatravel]

@@manny63432 Thank you for commenting, how do you know I wasn't talking about Argentines? I lived there for three years and trust me they never heard of chilaquiles either.