Quintana Roo Governor Mara Lezama Linked to 97 Private Flights, Records Show
Why It MattersThe disclosure highlights how DHS migratory and aviation logs can surface politically sensitive private-jet usage patterns among public officials across multiple charter operators and aircraft types.
Quintana Roo Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa has taken at least 97 private flights on executive aircraft dating back to her tenure as Mayor of Cancún, according to aviation logs and migratory data accessed from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Records show she logged 31 private flights while serving as mayor of Benito Juárez from 2018 to 2021 and into a second term beginning in 2021, despite an official net monthly salary of 71,302 pesos, before stepping down early to campaign for governor and taking office on September 1, 2022.
Since becoming governor, official data records 119 total international entries and exits via commercial airlines and private jets, with Orlando, Florida alone accounting for 53 of those movements beginning in September 2022, some aboard a Gulfstream G280. Commercial flight logs also connect her to travel to Rome, London, Madrid, Paris, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Multiple private charter aircraft have been linked to her travel history, including a Learjet 31A operated by Servicios Aéreos Dandy, a Gulfstream G200 and Learjet 60 associated with Redwings, a Hawker 800XP owned by Thebe Ingeniería y Consultoría, and a Hawker 750 managed by Milenium Air Servicios Aéreos Integrados. The disclosure has drawn criticism from political observers and opposition figures who contrast her frequent use of executive air transport with the austerity policies advocated by her party, Morena, while neither her office nor regional administration representatives have issued a formal statement.
