Venezuela suspends flights to Panama, DR and Peru for another month

Due to the political situation in Venezuela, the National Institute of Civil Aviation announced the extension of the suspension of Flights to and from Panama, the Dominican Republic and Peru until September 30, 2024. The most affected airline is Copa, with 42 weekly Flights, which has stopped operating since July 31.

The measure has affected an average of 100 weekly Flights. Another airline is Latam from Peru. Although it is not one of the most affected, it has had to suspend seven weekly Flights to Venezuela.

On the other hand, Turpial Airlines and Venezolana de Aviación have also stopped operating routes to Panama City, which allowed Venezuelans to connect with the United States and Argentina.

The list of affected airlines connecting with the Dominican Republic includes Sky High with an average of 37 weekly Flights, Laser, Turpial, Avior, Rutaca and Venezolana de Aviación, which also helped connect with the USA and other Caribbean destinations.

Airlines that still have operations to Venezuela are Avianca and Wingo via Bogotá, Caribbean Airlines from Port of Spain and Satena, which flies to Valencia and soon to Maracaibo.

As reported by REPORTUR.coSince mid-August, Copa has activated 12 auxiliary destinations for passengers affected by the suspension of Flights between Panama and Venezuela. Ten of these destinations are in Colombia and the other two are in Aruba and Curacao, as stated at the time by Vicky Herrera, president of the Venezuelan Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (Avavit). (Copa: 12 destinations for those affected by suspended Flights to Venezuela).

Herrera also referred to the fares that have skyrocketed by up to 300% to Colombia, indicating that “if you break down the price of the ticket you will find the fare, but there are a number of costs that are related to taxes and operating costs,” he explained at the time.