Mexico City Airport Races to Add 320,000 Square Feet Before World Cup

Mexico is accelerating a $500 million renovation of Benito Juárez International Airport ahead of July 2026's World Cup. Over 3,000 workers are on 20-hour shifts to complete phase one, reclaiming 30,000 square meters of passenger waiting space. The upgrades—new facades, restrooms, and baggage systems—address chronic capacity constraints at one of Latin America's busiest airports, which handles roughly 45 million passengers annually from a single runway pair.