The aviation sector came out to complain to Maduro

Venezuela On Thursday, it began reducing air contact, after the government responded to its warning on Wednesday evening and announced Cancellation of concessions for Iberia, TAP, Turkish Airlines, Avianca, LATAM Colombia and GOLWho accused him of “joining terrorist acts” promoted by the United States.

International airport Mycoitiathe country’s main terminal serving Caracas, is operated with a limited offer of flights Only seven leaving and seven arriving Planned. The abandoned postcard included the closed offices of airlines that had suspended their flights. Without staff and with the lights out They had notices at their entrances with information about canceled flights.

This announcement coincided with a request from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which brings together more than 300 airlines in the world, to… He called on Nicolas Maduro’s regime to “reconsider.” Cancellation of operating permits.

The International Air Transport Association confirmed, in a statement, that:Airlines have prioritized passenger protection and its crews, and avoid working in high-risk areas.”Finding solutions that ensure security Air, meanwhile, keeps Venezuela connected to the rest of the world.

They highlighted that airlines have also reaffirmed their “readiness to restore service safely and efficiently as soon as conditions permit.”

During the nineteenth session of the High-level Intergovernmental Committee between Russia and Venezuela, held virtually, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez accused the Trump administration of seeking to isolate the country And putting pressure on other countries so that airlines do not fly to Caracas.

In this context, It decided to increase flights between the Venezuelan capital and MoscowAfter the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last Friday urged “extreme caution” when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean, leading to a series of flight cancellations to the South American country.

The government today, Thursday Portugal warned Venezuela that it would not yield to pressure After the cancellation of the concession of TAP, which has been flying to the country for nearly 50 years and is owned by the Portuguese state. In parallel, the Spanish company Iberia expressed its intention to resume flights as soon as possible, as soon as full safety conditions are available for passengers.

In light of the communication crisis… Donald Trump He warned against this Thursday US armed forces will ‘very soon’ act on the ground against ‘alleged drug traffickers from Venezuela’While Maduro demonstrated the strength of Venezuelan aviation and called for territorial defense, deepening the rhetorical clash between the two presidents and the tension caused by the US naval air deployment in the Caribbean.

“They may have noticed that people don’t want to deliver (drugs) by sea anymore, and we’re going to start stopping them by land,” Trump said in a Thanksgiving call with the military. “Plus, it’s easier by land, and that will start very soon. We’ve warned them to stop sending toxins into our country.”

The Republican, who did not clarify the details of what these measures would include, highlighted the following: Operations in the Caribbean and Pacific regionUS forces have killed more than 80 people and destroyed more than 20 boats allegedly linked to drug trafficking – mostly from Venezuela – since September 1. Maduro interprets this military deployment as an attempt to remove him from power.

For her part, The Chavista leader said he was confident In victory if his country declared itself an “armed republic”. He asked Air Force officials to be “alert, ready and willing.” To defend the rights of Venezuela as a nation.

“I ask you to always be calm in your ranks, alert, ready and ready to defend our rights as a nation, as a free and sovereign homeland, and I know that you will never let Venezuela down, and I know that Venezuela is counting on you,” Maduro, who was wearing an olive green suit and red hat, said.

The president spoke remotely during an event chaired by Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez and senior military leaders at Maracay Air Base, the capital of Aragua state, on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of aviation. There, in front of the cameras of the official channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), The forces carried out an exercise to intercept an aircraft and invading forces.

Without specifying which one, Padrino López criticized “noble” governments, which – as he warned – “tend to The imperialist game of militarizing the Caribbean“, and forced them to stop acting against the feelings of their people.

His statements coincided with the visit of US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to the US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, where he expressed his gratitude to the forces in confronting drug smuggling gangs.

Hegseth was in dominican republicwhose government allowed the United States to use two airports “temporarily” as part of Operation Lanza del Sur against drug trafficking in the region.

The Caribbean was the scene on Monday of demonstrations of B-52H bomber aircraft, the US Air Force revealed on Wednesday.