The American Airlines airline rescheduled its return to Nicaragua, this time it was delayed until November, which again puts the country on the verge of three years without flights from these companies to Nicaraguan territory. Until now it was the only North American airline that had a return date for this year.
According to its latest announcement, the flight company had scheduled its return to the Central American country for next August 16, but now it has reported that it will come until November 30. Companies continue to delay their return to the country despite the fact that the regime has chosen to implement new health policies.
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The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported on June 16 that it would not be necessary to present the certificate of the negative RT-PCR test for COVID-19 to enter the country, and it will only be necessary to show the card that certifies the vaccination schedule. complete against SARS-CoV-2.
The Minsa detailed that people who do not comply with their complete scheme against COVID-19 must present the negative result of the test within 72 hours from taking the test until entering the country. This requirement is aimed at all persons —nationals or of other nationalities, crews and passengers—, who wish to enter through any of the borders —air, land or sea— of the territory.
Nicaragua was the only country in the region that still required a negative COVID-19 test to enter the national territory. The most recent case was the Government of Guatemala, which in March of this year eliminated this requirement. The immigration requirement was imposed by the regime in July 2020. During these two years of pandemic, the regime maintains the PCR tests centralized and these are only intended for travelers. The cost is 150 dollars.
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Currently, only Avianca Airlines, Copa Airlines and Aeroméxico are operating in the country, in addition to La Costeña, which offers flights within the country, especially to the Caribbean area.
United Airlines had announced its return for October 2021, then it was postponed to January 4, leaving its return date set for August 16. Nicaragua has already lost international flight companies since 2018 when Delta Airlines decided to withdraw operations, said company made direct trips to Los Angeles, California and Atlanta.
