The Mexico City International Airport (AICM) currently sits under the transportation ministry, though the navy has already taken over security operations, including customs.
"There's more security, more certainty, the rules are followed better, there's more discipline," with the navy in charge of the airport, Velazquez told reporters on Tuesday.
The money currently goes to a fund to pay off bondholders who financed the construction of an airport canceled by Lopez Obrador in favor of building the Felipe Angeles airport on the outskirts of the capital.
The little-used, one-year-old Felipe Angeles airport, one of the president's largest public works projects, is also on an active military base.
In May, the AICM moved nearly 4 million passengers, according to data from the national aviation authority, while Felipe Angeles airport's passenger numbers were almost 95% lower.
Persons:
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Carlos Velazquez, Velazquez, Benito Juarez, Lopez Obrador, Felipe, Kylie Madry, Jamie Freed
Organizations:
MEXICO CITY, Mexico City International, Thomson
Locations:
MEXICO, Mexico, Felipe Angeles