Leopoldo Vieques He is one of the hundreds of citizens, both Venezuelan and of other nationalities, who have been affected by the temporary suspension of commercial Flights between Venezuela and Dominican Republicby order of the government of Nicolas Maduro in rejection of the Caribbean country’s “interference actions” regarding the results of the presidential elections on Sunday, July 28.
According to Vieques after his arrival at the Las Americas International Airport (AILA) on Flight DO1715 of the airline Sky Highthe last one before the suspension of air exchanges came into effect, managing to make a stopover in the Dominican Republic was an odyssey, since most travelers accelerated their departure from the South American country.
«Traveling here was a struggle, because we couldn’t get tickets because there was so much volume of people leaving, that we had reservations for August 11 and we wanted to leave as soon as possible. There are so many people in Venezuela, wanting to leave, and any route is valid. We have always taken this route, but now it turns out that we are going to Panama to complete the trip because we have not managed to get a Flight to Miami “due to the volume of people in transit,” said the Venezuelan.
He also added that the situation in Venezuela is scary, because Nicolás Maduro does not recognize the victory of Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and “stubbornly wants to stay” in power, according to El Hoy.
“Countries in the region have told him (Maduro) that he has to review the results, but he stubbornly wants to stay. We cannot go out on the streets for fear that something will happen, because there is no security of any kind,” he said.
In that sense, Jose Humberto Jimenez He said he was scheduled to fly this Thursday, August 1st to USAbut the crisis situation and protests in Venezuela, which have left more than 10 dead, forced him to bring forward his plans.
“It affected me a lot, because I was flying tomorrow and I had to change all my plans. All in all, we are worried about the situation in the country, but we have a little faith that this time it will be different, since we have what we didn’t have before. In addition to a massive vote, which was the case, this time with the evidence in hand I am sure that we will not let Venezuela be taken from us,” said Jiménez.
It is worth noting that the airlines that have ceased their Flight operations to and from the Dominican Republic-Venezuela since 8 pm this Wednesday are: Avior, Laser, Turpial, Rutaca, Venezuelan Aviation and Sky High, according to reports from airport authorities and the company Aerodom.
The Venezuelan government’s measures also include the closure of the Dominican Embassy and Consulate General in Venezuela, as well as the Venezuelan Consulate in Santo Domingo.
