For September 2022, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP's 12 Mexican airports increased by 23.8%, compared to the same period of 2019. Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Tijuana and Guadalajara presented an increase in passenger traffic of 54.0%, 47.5%, 37.9% and 11.5% respectively, compared to September 2019.
One of the best-known celebrations in México and around the world, the Day of the Dead, is right around the corner and two of the most famous dolls in the world, Barbie and Ken, are dressed for the occasion. Mattel began making Día De Muertos Barbie in 2019.
Hurricane Orlene made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast near the tourist town of Mazatlán on Monday, with winds of more than 80mph (130km/h) before quickly weakening over western Mexico. By midday, Orlene had weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and was moving north-northeast at 10 mph (17 kph).
Hurricane Orlene, this season's ninth eastern Pacific hurricane, formed last Saturday morning, and though it passed Puerto Vallarta by as a Cat 3 hurricane on Sunday, forecasters say that the now Cat 2 storm is projected to reach the coast of mainland Mexico Monday or Monday night, making landfall just south of Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
With 445 votes in favor, Mexico's Chamber of Deputies approved President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's proposal to eliminate Daylight Savings Time. The initiative now goes to the Senate for discussion and vote and, if endorsed, will come into effect on October 30.
At 3:00 am CDT on Sunday, slow-moving Hurricane Orlene evolved into a Category 4 hurricane located 195 km south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, and moving north at 7 km/h. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Pacific coast of Mexico from San Blas to Mazatlan. A Hurricane Watch is in effect from Playa Perula to San Blas.
At 10:00 am CDT, Tropical Storm Orlene evolved into a Category 1 hurricane located 340 km south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, and moving north at 7 km/h. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Pacific coast from Playa Perula to San Blas. Orlene is expected to pass just west of Puerto Vallarta from 7 pm Sunday to 7 am Monday.
As of 4:00 pm on Friday, September 30, Tropical Storm Orlene was displaying maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h and was located 445 km south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco. It is expected to strengthen to a category 1 hurricane early Saturday morning as it approaches the Mexican coast and continues to move northwestward.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador recently announced that there will be a "considerable" increase in the minimum wage for 2023. Inflationary levels have accelerated talks between businessmen, unions and the government, and though it has not yet been determined how much it will rise, Mexico's minimum wage will go up on January 1.
As part of his work tour in Europe, Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez visited with Pope Francis at his personal residence in Santa Marta, Rome, Italy, where they discussed the agenda of activities that the Mexican State will carry out with the Scholas Occurrentes Foundation. During the meeting, the Pontiff sent a blessing to Jalisco.
