Due to the violence, the crews of two European airlines will no longer sleep in Caracas – 05/02/2019

Despite the increase in their costs, two European airlines have decided that their crews will not spend the night Caracas facing the wave of increasing violence that is shaking Venezuela, plunged into a deep political crisis that harbades its president Nicolás Maduro.

The first company to take this step was the Spanish Iberia, that at its three weekly frequencies between Madrid and the Venezuelan capital, added an additional scale Saint Sunday for the rest of your staff.

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Meanwhile, this Monday, the Portuguese TAP opted for the same trail by stopping on the Dutch island of Curacao in his two weekly flights between Caracas and Lisbon, itinerary covered by his partner EuroAtlantic.

"This represents an additional cost, but the safety of the crew is our priority," said the airline.

For their part, the pilots of Air Europa – owned by the holding company Globalia Corporación Empresarial – asked to copy the measure to stop sleeping in Venezuela.

As they stated, in maintaining this operation, the company "endangers the safety and physical integrity of the crews who have to move from the airport to the hotel where they are staying ".

Instead, the group Air France-KLM, also serving Venezuela, said it had not changed its six flights from Paris and was not planning to do so in the short term.

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Since 2014, twelve airlines have ceased operations in Venezuela: Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Canada, United Airlines, Alitalia, Delta Airlines, Avianca, Aeromexico, Lufthansa, Gol, Dynamic, Inselair and Latam.

Although Aerolíneas has invoked "logistical reasons", the real reasons for the withdrawal of the companies are the increasing violence, the loss of profitability and the inability to repatriate profits.

According to the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence, Venezuela recorded 23,047 violent deaths in 2018. This represents a rate of 81.4 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the highest in the world, exceeding even country at war.