Venezuelan authorities made this decision after President Gabriel Boric, in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, called the Venezuelan “Government” a “dictatorship,” accusing it of trying to “steal” the July 28 elections, in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner by the National Electoral Council.

The Venezuelan government decided to suspend commercial air operations with Chile for an undetermined period of time on Wednesday, a source from the Ministry of Transport told EFE.

According to a NOTAM issued by the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Venezuela (INAC), "commercial passenger transport operations to and from the Republic of Chile are suspended," without explaining the reason.

Venezuelan authorities made this decision after President Gabriel Boric, in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, called the Venezuelan “Government” a “dictatorship,” accusing it of trying to “steal” the July 28 elections, in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

In this regard, Boric called for the recognition of "the victory" that the majority of anti-Chavez supporters - grouped in the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) - claim their standard-bearer, Edmundo González Urrutia, obtained by a wide margin.

The suspension of flights with Chile is in addition to the "temporary" cessation of air operations with Panama, the Dominican Republic and Peru, in force since July 31 by order of the Venezuelan Executive, in rejection of "the interference of right-wing governments" regarding the presidential elections, the results of which are still unknown in detail.

The president of the Venezuelan Association of Airlines (ALAV), Marisela de Loaiza, recently told EFE that the suspension of flights with Panama, the Dominican Republic and Peru is a "political" measure with which the oil-producing country reduced its international connectivity by 54%.

Of the 181 international flights per week that existed before the measure, there were 83 left, that is, 98 fewer, which equates to about 15,000 weekly seats that are no longer available, according to the association.