Caracas flights back on track
Venezuela: British Airways resumes service – after sacking security guards
British Airways has today resumed flights to the Venezuelan capital Caracas after last week’s security threat involving a man with a grenade.
As reported by News From Abroad, a 37-year-old man was arrested at Gatwick last Thursday after carrying a live hand grenade all the way from Venezuela to the UK.
After his arrest, the flag-carrier stopped all flights in and out of Caracas and announced that it would be reviewing its security practices at the airport.
Security officers from the airline yesterday announced that they had “dispensed with the services” of the Venezuelan National Guard, which previously guarded the city airport, after finding “flaws” in the security operation.
Now BA has employed a local private company called AWA, which will oversee all the carrier’s baggage screening at Caracas. New screening equipment has also been installed.
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