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Venezuela suspends operations of Portuguese airline TAP for 90 days

2/17/2020, 6:41:43 PM


Caracas suspended Monday, February 17, for 90 days the operations of the Portuguese airline TAP to Venezuela, accusing it of having allowed a relative of the opponent Juan Guaido to take explosives aboard an aircraft , the authorities have announced.

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" Given the serious irregularities committed during flight TP173 and in accordance with national civil aviation standards, the operations of the TAP airline to our territory are suspended for 90 days, " the Minister of Transport said on Twitter, Hipolito Abreu.

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