Aerolíneas Argentinas cancelled flights to Venezuela on the 10th and 12th as a preventive measure ahead of possible demonstrations against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The political and social conflict in Venezuela had its peak on Thursday with hundreds of thousand of people taking to the streets of Caracas demanding a recall referendum for President Nicolás Maduro. Aerolíneas Argentinas is hardly alone in suspending flights to Venezuela. There have been numerous cancellations this past few months due to economic difficulties in the country and security reasons, coming from Lufthansa, LATAM and Aeroméxico. Venezuela has the world’s highest inflation rate at 180% and there are shortages of basic goods as well as power shortages.

Source: The Bubble September 05, 2016 19:41 UTC