Posted on 06/03/2016 10:31:46 AM PDT by Gamecock
They are afraid passengers will hijack the plane on the tarmac and fly it to the U.S.
2. Who can afford to fly out of there?
Not surprised.
They know that Venezuela is one step closer to an outright revolt. It is coming to that country for certain.
Who wants to fly a hundred million dollar aircraft in Caracas and have the government suddenly decide to seize all assets on the ramp.
You’d think they’d quietly orchestrate the pullout, wanting to leave behind as little equipment & personnel behind as possible before announcing service suspension.
I expect remaining airlines are scrambling to do the same before what’s left is seized.
I love how the MSM, without any sense of irony, speaks about the “social welfare programs” run by the government - even though the hospitals are empty, schools are closed, and there is no food.
I think Maduro could be gone within the next few months—even the military that supports Maduro knows the country is falling apart rapidly.
They need to pull a San Sebastian Line and service the routes with DC-3’s, just in case. :)
Trapped...... those that might can’t escape to their stashed wealth
Think a safe bet might be that those with wealth abroad left while Chavez was still alive. That said, there are plenty of large yachts that could do off shore pickups, helos even.
Yep
there were procrastinating Jews in Germany that went to the gas
there are certainly procrastinating Venezuelans fighting for the last flights out
Depending on how many flights a day they have, they may actually contract out a lot of those services. Hard to guess exposure for US carriers with all the mergers.
Chavez’ daughter has assets totaling $4 billion + squirreled away.
At last we shrug.
I suspect there some questions regarding landing fees, and navigational aids service fees....the locals may want the fees paid in local currency....”like now” requiring crews to carry cash.....
From the article: “In Latin America, the aviation industry provides over 4.9 million jobs and generates $153 billion in economic activity, according to IATA.”
Interesting the author(s) placed this generic statement about Latin America between discussion of Venezuela specifically.
Of course they could go the opposite way:
Ruthless strongman, hosing protesters down with machine gun fire, night time raids with special agents in black cars and military trucks to haul away whole families, show trials, gulags and being “disappeared”.
It’s not like that hasn’t happened in other places in the past.
OR:
Maduro could be the next Ceausescu, shot with his wife up against a brick wall.
To me, the jury is still out. It could go one way or the other. The question is the Venezuelans themselves. Is there enough of a middle class left to want a return to prosperity, or are there too many Gibmedats who want the socialist to double-down as long as they stick it to the Man?
Its simple. Too many gimmedats who want to be flown to America for free healthcare, food and schooling. Then, when eligible to vote, will vote to recreate the mess they fled in Venezuela.
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