00:00Interventionist policies and siege carried out by the Trump administration against Venezuela
00:04were also rejected from Colombia.
00:07The government of that country said that the U.S. announcement of the alleged closure of
00:10Venezuelan airspace is a violation of various treaties.
00:14Our correspondent, Nandarillo Tobar, has the details.
00:20After Trump's announcement about the alleged closure of Venezuelan airspace, some Colombian
00:26airlines were divided between maintaining their services or complying with the directive
00:30issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, and suspended their operations.
00:36Some members affiliated with airport services in Colombia's capital claim that such actions
00:42are part of the siege the United States maintains against Venezuela.
00:48Regrettable, because this shows that at least in the airline where I work, they use a commercial
00:53slogan that says, the sky belongs to everyone clearly with this decision we are seeing that
00:59it is not so, obviously, these are political decisions due to the situation that has been
01:05worsening, and it is undoubtedly part of those actions by the U.S. to blockade Venezuela, and
01:10well, the alert in the region is precisely a possible intervention that is blatantly in
01:15violation of all regulations.
01:24According to inquiries with airline workers who have halted their flights to Venezuela,
01:28the companies have decided either to reroute flights to a border city with that country,
01:34or to offer a proactive refund, or a partial refund. Airlines such as Arvianca have taken such measures,
01:40affecting their passengers. The situation reported by colleagues is very complex.
01:48The option available is the relocation of clients via Cucuta.
01:56So then they delay the flight that one had already scheduled beforehand, and you arrive at a place
02:01only to find that everything is blocked, the economy is terrible, and who is going to answer for that?
02:06It is terrible. And who does respond to someone for that? Let me tell you.
02:14The President Colombian, Gustavo Petro, said that the closure of Venezuelan airspace is illegal,
02:22and maintained that no airline should accept illegal orders regarding the airspace of any country.
02:28He requested that President Trump restore respect, and international legal order. Meanwhile,
02:34the Civil Aeronautics Authority, through a communique, reported that Venezuelan airspace
02:40operates normally and safely, rejecting statements from third countries, that, without jurisdiction,
02:46generate confusion for civil aviation.
02:48In Latin America, all of this highlights the need for countries and governments to follow their
02:57peoples who are supporting Venezuela and stopping this offensive by Trump.
03:06Unfortunately, there has not been much courage in facing this situation.
03:10Now, with the air blackade, the only one from abroad who has spoken out is Petro.
03:15In a firm stance, he asked the International Civil Aviation Organization to make a statement
03:24on the matter, which it has not done.
03:33Meanwhile, in recent hours, Donald Trump asserted that Colombia could be the target of ground attacks
03:39due to cocaine production, to which Gustavo Petro responded by inviting him to take part in the
03:44country's ongoing fight against drugs.
03:47Hernan Darioto Varga, Itantele Sur, Bogotá, Colombia.
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