Overview
- A Viva Aerobús flight from Maiquetía arrived at Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles on July 1 carrying 29 Mexican citizens who left Venezuela following recent earthquakes.
- Mexican and Venezuelan embassy staff coordinated logistics and clearances to enable the commercial repatriation when dedicated evacuation flights were not used.
- Mexico's Foreign Ministry reported that all 29 returnees are in good health and are being reunited with family members in Mexico.
- The Mexican embassy in Caracas and the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores say they remain in permanent contact with nationals in Venezuela and are monitoring commercial and land routes to assist others who want to leave.
- Using regular airline services for urgent return trips is a common consular tool and this operation could make it easier to organize additional voluntary departures and provide individualized protection and paperwork for affected citizens.