The Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetía, the main airport in the country, does not have on its schedule this Friday departures or arrivals of flights operated by international companies, when two weeks have passed since the United States issued an alert about the country’s airspace which unleashed a wave of cancellations by foreign companies.
Only nine departures are reflected on the official website of the air terminal for the day, of which four are to Curacao, two to Colombia (Bogotá), two to Panama and one to Russia (Moscow), flights all from Venezuelan companies, including the state-owned Conviasa, in charge of the trip to the Eurasian giant.
The indicated arrivals are Cuba (Havana), three from Curacao, one from Bogotá and one from Panama.
Two weeks ago, on November 21, the United States Federal Aviation Administration urged to take extreme caution when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean in the face of what it considers a potentially dangerous situation in the area.
Since August, the North American country has maintained a military deployment near Venezuelan waters with the aim of combating drug trafficking. But the Chavista regime insists that this is a threat to bring about political change in the country.
Last weekend, US President Donald Trump said that Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed in its entirety.
In these last two weeks, More than a dozen foreign airlines have announced temporary flight cancellations to and from Venezuela. The country already had a low supply of direct international connections.
Venezuelan regime revoked concessions to airlines
In response, the Venezuelan aeronautical authority revoked the flight concession to Iberia, TAP, Avianca, Latam Colombia, Turkish Airlines, Gol, Air Europa and Plus Ultra.
The crisis also affected flights from Venezuelan companies to Spain operated by allies.
This week, the Colombian airlines Wingo and Satena, the Panamanian Copa and Boliviana de Aviación joined the wave of suspensions.
The National Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Venezuela indicated on Thursday that expects Wingo and Copa to resume flights within 48 hours and said that it will maintain monitoring of the airlines that continue their operations in the country.
