The US urged its citizens to leave Venezuela “as soon as possible” by taking advantage of the resumption of flights

The US authorities recommended it to its citizens leave Venezuela “as soon as possible” taking advantage of the resumption of air links with various countries, since he recalled that diplomatic assistance in the South American country continues to be “limited”.

The National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) announced on November 2 the resumption of flights to and from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Turkey and Iran, so that the rest of the air restrictions adopted by the pandemic will remain in effect in principle to an extra month.

The US Embassy in Caracas, which operates only virtually, has taken advantage of this “limited” offer of flights to ask US citizens to leave Venezuela “as soon as possible” and return to the North American country or contact a diplomatic representation in the country of destination.

The Embassy recalled that the land border with Colombia remains closed and warned that crossing it illegally it could mean anything from fines and arrests to increased security risks, which will also include the possibility of kidnapping.

The resumption of Venezuelan flights to and from four countries

The regime of Nicolás Maduro authorized international flights between Venezuela and Mexico, Iran, the Dominican Republic and Turkey, the first commercial routes that will enter the country after the closure of the airports on March 12 due to the pandemic.

INAC has published a short statement in which it ensures that the country’s airports will allow “commercial air operations“To those four countries that qualify as”brothers“.

“INAC reports the closure of airports (…) for incoming international flights for the prevention of covid-19, with the exception of commercial flight operations between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the twin countries of Turkey, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Iran “, reads the statement.

October 16 Maduro announced that by December Venezuela would already have operational flights from the Dominican Republic and Mexico, in addition to the “direct flight from Turkey”.

October 12 INAC extended for another 30 daysThat is, until next November 12, the closure of flights in the face of the covid-19 pandemic, a measure that came into force on March 12.

Exempted from this prohibition were “operations in a state of emergency”, freight and mail flights, humanitarian flights, repatriations or those authorized by the United Nations (UN), as well as freight and commercial overflight.

(With information from Europa Press and EFE)

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