Wealthy Mexican families are flying rather than driving to Texas in order to bypass one of their country's deadliest states as the drug violence rises along the border.
Less than two years ago, trips from the industrial hub of Monterrey to visit family or shop here were so common that they had their own Spanish verb: "vamos a McAllear." But as the drug cartels battled for control of lucrative routes into the U.S., those straightforward 2 1/2-hour sprints along an empty highway became white-knuckled affairs that weighed lives against entertainment. For Mexicans with resources, flying has become a popular option.
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