Panama temporarily suspends commercial air operations with Venezuela

Flights connecting Panama with Venezuela were suspended / Photo: La Verdad

The Civil Aeronautics Authority of Panama temporarily suspended air operations with Venezuela, two months after the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (Inac) did the same due to criticism from the government headed by José Raúl Mulino regarding the July 28 elections.

According to The truththe Panamanian authorities, two Notices To Airmen (Notam) were published in which they communicate that all aircraft with Venezuelan registration will not be able to land or take off in the airspace of the Central American country temporarily, just as aviation flights were suspended. general, commercial, charter, cargo and postal mail service with Venezuela.

For his part, aviation lawyer Rodolfo Ruiz reported that Inac renewed the temporary suspension of flights to and from Panama, the Dominican Republic and Peru until October 30.

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The closure of air connections between Venezuela, Panama and the Dominican Republic has caused an unexpected increase in the flow of Venezuelan passengers through Curacao.

This displacement began to take place in August, after the suspension of flights between these countries, in reaction to the position adopted by the governments of Panama and the Dominican Republic, which do not recognize the results issued by the National Electoral Council (CNE) of the elections. on July 28.

Panama even recognized the candidate of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), Edmundo González Urrutia, as the winner of the elections, while the Dominican Republic was a co-sponsor of the resolution approved on August 16 by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States ( OAS), which urges the Electoral Branch to publish the tally sheets.

The operator of a Venezuelan travel agency, who requested anonymity, indicated that after the decision made by Miraflores, the transfer of passengers from Maiquetía to Curacao increased by 80%, reports Crónicas del Caribe.

Puerto La Cruz / El Tiempo Editorial Team