This Thursday, the Vice Minister of Anti-Blockade Policies of Venezuela, William Castillo, denied that the sanctions imposed by the United States (USA) on the country’s aeronautical sector have been lifted.
“Sanctions have not been lifted against the Venezuelan aeronautical sector. , Castillo wrote in his account on the social network Twitter.
“The cancellation of NOTAM C0013/19 only implies that US aircraft can circulate through the airspace of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at altitudes below 26,000 feet, following international regulations and not the restrictions established in the aforementioned US note”, review the complete update report on the MCU imposed by the United States against the Venezuelan aeronautical sector carried out by the Venezuelan Anti-Blockade Observatory, which Castillo shared in a second tweet.
“It is the criteria of this Observatory that said cancellation does not alter in any way the status established in the Order of May 14, 2019 issued by DOT-USA. In other words, the prohibition on US and foreign operators to carry out activities from and to to Venezuela in accordance with the provisions of said order. The sanctions against the aeronautical sector of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the Government of the United States remain unchanged. Venezuela is today the third country in the world with the most aircraft sanctioned by the United States with a total of 58. The national airline Conviasa is sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Treasury Department (OFAC), and financial resources of said company are blocked or frozen in the international financial system,” the report states.
The publication of the Vice Minister of Anti-Blockade Policies of Venezuela responds to information provided by the TeleSur journalist, Madelein Garcia.
“The #US aeronautical authorities lifted the restriction on commercial flights to #Venezuela that was imposed by the Trump administration in #2019. #Venezuela is no longer dangerous, they eliminated the NOTAM. This opens the way to re-establish flights in the future,” García posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
The journalist stated that this was unofficial information.
The publication on the social network Twitter was accompanied by a series of documents, including an alleged communication from the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC).
In it, it is reflected that the INAC would have received a communication identified as “NOTAM of cancellation A0008/23”, dated June 2.
In this communication, it was reported that the ban on flight operations in Venezuelan territory and airspace below 26,000 feet was lifted.
With information from Ariadna ElJuri and Odry Farnetano
