Panic and tears: the shocking account of the attack against the crew of Air Europa in Venezuela

The aggression was recorded when employees of the Spanish society They arrived at the hotel where they would stay after landing in the Venezuelan capital.

Below you will find a breakdown of text messages between one of the victims and their knowledge via WhatsApp. while the crime was lived.

"Things got complicated one after the other in an amazing wayeverything has happened to us, difficult to explain here, too many things. Once the plane arrived in Caracas, the cabin staff of the hotel left us while our pilots went to the airport to try to contact the company because the hotel had gone aboard. Wireless, the phone line, everything … We have been completely cut off, "writes one of the crew members.

"When we see them coming back through the reception window, we see them crouching and start running and screaming. They came after three bikes, which stuck the van. There was a shootout at the hotel door. We started up the stairs of the hotel scared until they stopped the shots. Fortunately with the new crew arrived …, the captain who was our savior. He managed to communicate with the base and mobilize everything to get us out of Caracas to both crews. When they confirmed we were leaving, two police trucks came to escort us to our two vans. "

"We had to go to the airport on the ground, squatting, so that no shot could reach us.in case they recur. Arriving at the airport, everything is in the dark, guiding us with lanterns until we arrived at the plane. Security checks shine by their absence. "

"We finally left Caracas, both crews and pbadengers are in full flight. Wireless from the plane. We are all well, although very affected and shock what we experienced. We still can not believe how they allowed us to get there. Today, there could have been a great misfortune with the crew that was in this van. We are only relieved and hope that all this, once and for all, will help this barbarity to let us spend the night. Thank you for your concern, compis … "

For one, one of the pilots also told his story about what happened through the WhatsApp messages: "We have been without Wireless Or anything up to two minutes before leaving the hotel. Several people tried to attack us or kidnap us, blocking the road. Our driver has accelerated and almost charged one of them. They followed us to the hotel at full steam. They caught up with us by the time the gate and gate were opened, and a shootout started between them and someone (it seems like a person was at the door of the hotel. l & # 39; outside). "

"Two soldiers came with us in the van but they were not armed. Although seen the best seen … We left the van as entering the sales of El Corte Inglés, jumping over everything and leaving the clutter in the van. The hotel staff brought us all upstairs, including the guests who were at the front desk. "

The captain concluded: "We are all sure that they have controlled us from the terminal and that everything was well organized, there are more things but I will tell you more calm and rest. From my point of view, I think that they stole the company with the security problem, which was hired not what he brought. And in the end, what happened at one point had to happen"

After the incident, the company announced that its staff would not spend the night in Caracas.