Two presidential honor guards were traveling on the Venezuelan plane that landed in Cúcuta
The Chancellery Colombian He spoke out on the night of Friday, September 20, about the Venezuelan aircraft that landed unexpectedly in Cúcuta and explained that the plane had two presidential honor guards as passengers.
According to a government source, the Justice editorial team was informed The Weatherthe Venezuelan-registered aircraft landed this morning, at around 6:30, at the Cúcuta airport, “No one was expecting it, the radar alerted of its presence and as it did not have landing authorization, the Wake code was activated, which refers to a violation of airspace.”
The Colombian media later confirmed that at around 5 p.m. the plane took off from Camilo Daza International Airport, leaving the national territory after a flight of approximately 25 minutes. The aircraft, registered YB3226, landed at the small airport of San Rafael del Piñal, in the state of Táchira, Venezuela.
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding the plane in which two honor guards were traveling
The Colombian Foreign Ministry issued a statement tonight regarding the Venezuelan aircraft that made an emergency landing in Cúcuta, saying that the “crew and passengers have already left Colombia.”
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that, once it became aware of the unexpected landing of a Venezuelan aircraft in Cúcuta, protocols were initiated to clarify the events,” they stated on their social networks.
They also said that the Civil Aeronautics, the National Police and the Directorate of Territorial Sovereignty of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took appropriate measures, which would have been “an emergency landing due to meteorological factors.”
Therefore, the incident was handled in accordance with international law, which establishes that assistance must be provided to aircraft in emergency or dangerous situations.
“The two passengers on board are active military personnel, assigned to the Presidential Honor Guard. The situation was confirmed by the Venezuelan government, which offered explanations through diplomatic channels. The aircraft, its crew and passengers have already left Colombian territory,” added the Foreign Ministry.
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