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Although the Government of Venezuela He indicated that it is a temporary measure, flights to or from Panama and the Dominican Republic are suspended indefinitely.
Within the current political tensions that have arisen in Venezuela and the different international reactions, The Venezuelan government, using its powers, has suspended air operations to and from Panama and the Dominican Republic..
Venezuela prohibits flights to Panama and the Dominican Republic
An extreme measure that leaves us in a situation of partial isolation, as they are the two routes demanded by Venezuelans to connect with the entire American continent, especially towards the United States, was announced on the night of 29 July 2024, leaving thousands of passengers affected in multiple countries in the region.
concretely, in a statement published on social networks of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics – INAC, was informed about the measure 48 hours before its entry into force. He himself details:
In response to the recent statement from the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela that rejects the interventionist actions of right-wing governments, openly committed to the ideological postulates of international fascism and based on the principles of full sovereignty, taking into account the presumption of the use of civil aviation for purposes not compatible with safety principles, as well as the commercial air rights covered by the Chicago Convention, The temporary suspension of commercial flights is announced, to and from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with Panama and the Dominican Republic, from 31 July of this year at 08.00 p.m. (Coach).
The Ministry of Popular Power for Transportation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, rector of national and international mobility reserves legal actions, in firm support of the political decisions of the State, in order to enforce, preserve and defend the inalienable right of self-determination of the Venezuelan people.
concretely, from the 31 July of this year, exactly at 20:00 hours, This measure will come into force, temporarily suspending commercial flights to and from Venezuela with Panama and the Dominican Republic, which will generate more than 55 weekly frequencies stop operating and transporting passengers and commerce.
Exactly, the flights that will be affected, as reported by the Argentine portal Aviationline more information about Flight Radar 24, are the following:
Affected flights to/from Panama City
- Copa Airlines
- Barcelona (BLA): three flights per week.
- Barquisimeto (BRM): three flights per week.
- Caracas (CCS): twenty-four weekly flights.
- maracaibo (MAR): six weekly flights.
- Valencia (VLN): six weekly flights.
- Turpial Airlines
- Valencia: a weekly flight
- Venezuelan Aviation
- Barquisimeto: a weekly flight.
- Caracas: a weekly flight
- maracaibo: a weekly flight
Affected flights to/from the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
- Sky High Dominicana
- Caracas: seven weekly flights.
- Valencia (VLN): four weekly flights.
- Avior
- Caracas: five weekly flights.
- LASER
- Santo Domingo: two weekly flights
- RUTACA
- Barquisimeto: three flights per week
- maracaibo: two weekly flights
- Maturin: a weekly flight
- Turpial
- Valencia: two weekly flights.
- Venezuelan Aviation
- Caracas: two weekly flights.
Options to fly to Venezuela
with this measure, connectivity is significantly limited Venezuela mainly with south america, but connectivity options still exist with Bogotá and Lima to mention two destinations that have Wingo operations, LATAM and Avianca, while flights with Europe remain unchanged at the moment.
I recommend being attentive to notifications from your airlines regarding possible new changes that may occur in the coming days..
If you are an affected passenger, The airline will notify you with the return or date change options., subject to diplomatic changes.
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