A commercial aircraft.
Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos / Bloomberg
Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos / Bloomberg
Panama has suspended flights from Venezuela, cutting off one of the few remaining airstrips from the country.
The Panamanian Air Transport Authority said on Sunday that the move came after Venezuela blocked access to a Panamanian airline seeking to increase its space in Panama for Venezuelan airlines.
The suspension will apply from Sunday until Panama receives “equitable and fair treatment,” the authority said in a statement.
More than a dozen foreign airlines have ceased service to Venezuela since 2014, including Delta Airlines Inc., Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Avianca Holdings SA.
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