A Sedna aircraft with Venezuelan registration YV3223 landed without permission early in the morning of Friday, September 20, at the Camilo Daza International Airport in the city of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Airport authorities in that country reported in the afternoon that it was a confusion and that the aircraft was in a dangerous situation.
According to unofficial information handled by the Colombian media, the aircraft was carrying five crew members, a pilot, a co-pilot and three other people, who were detained while they were being interviewed and the investigations that the case warranted were being carried out. Two of them are allegedly military officers, who were carrying their service weapons, which are not permitted in the neighboring country.
The plane reportedly left Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía bound for San Antonio del Táchira, and according to the report published by Colombian President Gustavo Petro on his X account, the landing was due to a confusion over nearby runways. Earlier, the president of that country had assured that it was due to an emergency.
The report issued by Aerocivil indicates that, “in accordance with the provisions of the Chicago Convention and the current Colombian Aeronautical Regulations, we wish to inform that the aircraft YV3226 has the proper authorization from the Colombian civil aviation authority, Aerocivil. In accordance with the Chicago Convention, the right to make technical stops in Colombian territory is recognized, as well as the use of aerodromes in emergency situations, as is the current case, derived from a circumstance of confusion between nearby runways.”
The document adds that Colombian aeronautical regulations allow international aircraft to remain in the territory for a period of up to 48 hours.
“Colombia, as a signatory to the Chicago Convention, reiterates its commitment, pursuant to Article 25, to provide assistance to aircraft in distress in its territory. In this regard, the authorities must provide the appropriate means of assistance, even allowing the owners or the Authorities of the State in which the aircraft is registered to provide the means that the circumstances demand, with due coordination,” it highlights.
As of early Friday afternoon, Venezuelan authorities had yet to make any statement on the case.
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2024-09-22 07:58:17
