AMLO travels to Veracruz on a commercial flight as President; passengers ask for selfies

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 López Obrador traveled to Veracruz, where he will head a public event in Plaza Lerdo in Xalapa as part of his first presidential tour.

Mexico City, December 2 (However) .- President Andrés Manuel López Obradortraveled to Veracruz today to begin his first presidential tour and meet with Governor Cuitláhuac García Jiménez . The morenista boarded a commercial airplane and videos broadcast on social networks showed him interacting with passengers and people at the airport and the flight, with whom photographs were taken .

The president arrived at the International Airport of Mexico City (AICM) minutes after 2:00 pm to take a flight to Veracruz , from there he moved to Xalapa. In addition to meeting with García Jiménez, he will head a public ceremony in Plaza Lerdo, which was scheduled for 5:00 pm.

When the president arrived at the airport he called the attention of several people, who came to ask for photographs.

A video posted on Twitter shows that, already in the transport that took him to the plane, a passenger started a club for the president, who thanked her and started another dedicated to Veracruz. “A bio, a la bao, a bim bom ba, Veracruz, Veracruz, ra ra ra,” he chanted along with the passengers. 
Another video also shows that airport workers arrest López Obrador before getting on the plane to be photographed with him.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made his first commercial flight as the first president. 

National media once inside the plane the pilot thanked the President for traveling on that flight. Once the trip is over, López Obrador reiterated that he will continue to travel on commercial flights because “he saves a lot from the budget”.