US Warns Venezuela Travelers That Flights May Dry Up

[Bacchus4.0]

http://www.ibtimes.com/us-warns-venezuela-travelers-flights-may-dry-1664876

The U.S embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, issued a warning that American travelers visiting the South American country could risk being stranded there due to the drastically reduced number of flights to the country.

The Associated Press reports that the three largest U.S. carriers -- Delta, American and United Airlines -- have all slashed their services to Venezuela in recent months. The reason behind the dispute is $4 billion in earnings of foreign carriers that are stuck in Venezuela, due to the country's strict currency controls, which, according to Bloomberg, prevent airlines from repatriating earnings from tickets sold in the country without government authorization.

In addition to some carriers scaling back their service from the U.S. to Venezuela, Italy's Alitalia and Air Canada halted all flights to Venezuela earlier this year over the dispute.

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Mashable reports that the airline exodus has left many Venezuelans feeling trapped in their own country. Even Venezuela's top soccer club said last week that it was unable to find a flight to an international tournament in Peru and would have to spend several days traveling by alternate modes of transport as a result.

[Fred Sanders]

1. Venezuela is a socialist nation, nationalized the oil. Like all socialist countries with oil the

the capitalist American mass media will attack relentlessly in mourning of loss of corporate profit and political control.

[Marksman_91]

2. Yes, yes, and the Chavista regime is run by saints and there is no corruption whatsoever in it

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Just curious, have you actually ever stepped foot in Venezuela or at the very least even know someone from there?

[Fred Sanders]

3. I love the reflection of sunlight on water, but it can be blinding.

[Marksman_91]

4. Not sure your metaphor is really relevant in this case

I suggest you go to Venezuela and see with your own eyes what 15 years of Chavista rule has brought to the country, just like I have (I was born and raised there)