[Paleo Conservative]

As for a commercial air carrier being the sovereign territory of its home country, that's simply false. A Mexican Air Force C-130, maybe.

You are absolutely wrong. Mexicana is a "flag carrier" for Mexico. It is every bit as soveriegn as a private flagged ship.

[SkyPilot]

You are absolutely correct.

Under International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations, of which Mexico and the US are signatories of course, the aircraft was Mexican "territory" even if it had already landed.

This woman was just 20 minutes shy of dropping her anchor baby where she wanted to.

Since the US has no fortitude, the mother and child will stay and soon be collecting thousands of dollars of your property tax money.

[1rudeboy]

False again. A military aircraft or ship is considered to be sovereign territory. A commercial aircraft or vessel is subject to the jurisdiction of whatever country it is passing through or over.

Think about it. What is this story truly about, then? Paleo, I know you keep the aviation ping list. Are you a pilot? From a pilot's perspective, a pilot of a U.S. flag carrier is most likely expected to enforce his or her version of U.S. law onboard (one couldn't expect otherwise). But in the eyes of the law, that does not make the carrier sovereign territory.