Delta Air Lines is latest carrier to suspend Venezuela flights
Delta Air Lines will suspend service to Caracas, Venezuela in September as further turmoil grips the embattled South American nation.
Delta is just the latest in a long line of carriers which pulled out of the Venezuela market due to the country holding on to billions of dollars in ticket revenues made within Venezuela.
The International Air Transport Association recently said Venezuela still owes airlines more than $3.8 billion.
Delta will end the weekly Atlanta-Caracas flight on September 16.
"Delta will suspend its once per week service between Atlanta and Caracas, with the final southbound flight scheduled for September 16, 2017. Delta is in the process of contacting customers booked for travel after then," Delta spokeswoman Elizabeth Wolf said.
Other major carriers have already pulled out including United Airlines and Air Canada.
Just days ago Colombian airline Avianca scrapped flights immediately, ahead of a previously planned date of mid-August.
It cited in part the current security situation in the country, which saw violent protests over the weekend demonstrating against a controversial vote on a new constitution.
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