Air transport between Colombia and Venezuela it’s already taking off. To the information given by the Colombian ambassador in Caracas, Armando Benedetti, regarding the authorization of the Laser company to fly between the two countries, the confirmation of the Colombian Ministry of Transport was added regarding heace airlines that were authorized to operate.
And it is that while Benedetti only confirmed one, the Ministry of Transportation assured that in total they are six companies that were authorized, three from Colombian soil and two from Venezuelan territory.
Thus, the airlines are: Avianca, Wingo and Satena (for Colombia), and Laser and Conviasa (for Venezuela).
“Good news! After a dialogue between Minister Guillermo Reyes and his Venezuelan counterpart, it was confirmed that these airlines were admitted by the aeronautical authorities of both countries to operate“, reported the Colombian Ministry of Transportation.
Now, the next step will be for the presidents Gustavo Petro and Nicolas Maduro Give your approval for the flights to start taking place.
Good news! After a dialogue of @MinistroReyes With his Venezuelan counterpart, the minister confirmed that the following airlines are admitted by the aeronautical authorities of both countries:
✔️For Colombia: Avianca, Wingo and Satena.
✔️For Venezuela: Laser and Conviasa. pic.twitter.com/VXQ3Buutqq— MinTransporte (@MinTransporteCo) October 21, 2022
For now, it is known that air transport with Laser will be reactivated with seven weekly frequencies and two routes will be covered: Caracas – Bogota and Maracaibo – Bogota.
The news comes after a few weeks in which there was no clarity about the reestablishment of air operations between Colombia and Venezuela, which, as was mentioned before the reopening, would begin on September 26.
That day, the private airline Turpial Airlines, authorized by Colombia, it did not have the support of the Venezuelan aeronautics and was left without making the inaugural flight.
Turpial was going to replace the state-owned Conviasa, which could not fly to Bogotá given the sanctions on it. Although, it seems, you can already do it.
In the case of Satena, it will be necessary to see how it will operate, since due to the technical capacity of its planes it would have to make a stopover. They would define between Arauca or Cucuta.
Wingo and Avianca were already waiting and confirmed. While Latin, another that was on the list, at least for now, will not operate.
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