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Has arrived. It was approximately 7:19 am when TAP’s Airbus 330-941neo (TP9359), from Caracas, landed on the runway of Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport, completing the route in just under 9:30 am. This is the third humanitarian flight and repatriation of Portuguese who transport other European citizens stranded in Venezuela, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which departed this Tuesday from the Venezuelan capital, around 11:38 pm in Lisbon, with 295 passengers, of which 190 are destined for Madeira.
Organized by the Portuguese consulate in Caracas in conjunction with local travel agencies, it departed from the Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía International Airport and brought 55 people from other European countries.
“On today’s flight there are 296 people, of which 241 are Portuguese. About 190 go to Madeira. Then there are other people of other nationalities who also go on this flight,” said Licínio, Consul General of Portugal in Caracas, Licínio to Lusa. Amara bingre
The regional director for Communities and Foreign Cooperation has also explained that this is the third flight organized by Portugal after the closure of Venezuelan airspace on March 15, due to the new coronavirus, the first operated by TAP since February.
It was at that moment, precisely on February 17, that the Venezuelan Government announced the 90-day suspension of operations in the country of the Portuguese airline, “for security reasons,” after accusations of transporting explosives and for having concealed the identity of the Leader. of the Venezuelan opposition, Juan Guaidó, on a flight between Lisbon and Caracas. However, in March, the Nicolás Maduro executive closed the Venezuelan airspace as a containment measure for Covid-19.
The 190 Madeiran emigrants are expected to travel to the Region on several flights throughout the week, the Madeiran official explained to DIARY, highlighting that a new flight is scheduled for the end of October, as there are about 490 Portuguese registered at the Consulate. General of Portugal in Caracas to return to the country, of which 210 are from Madeira.
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