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LOS ANGELES - Thirteen routes connecting Mexico to the U.S. have been cut as part of a crackdown over what the Trump administration described as violations of an air transport agreement.

What we know:

On Tuesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the cancellations of passenger and cargo flights between the U.S. and Mexico’s Felipe Ángeles International Airport, eliminating existing and planned routes operated by Mexican airlines Aeroméxico, Volaris and Viva Aerobus.

Viva Aerobus will be the most affected, with routes canceled from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to several major destinations including:

In addition to these cancellations, the DOT has proposed barring Mexican passenger airlines from carrying air cargo between Mexican and U.S. ai

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