Qatar Airways has unveiled new services to Bogotá in Colombia and Caracas in Venezuela with two new weekly flights, starting early summer 2025.
The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands.
Qatar Airways becomes the second Middle Eastern carrier to serve Colombia, following Emirates’ one-stop daily service to Bogotá via Miami, launched in June 2024. The airline will also be the first from the Middle East to serve Venezuela.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Thursday that he has been in contact with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to implement an action plan to prevent armed groups from crossing the border, following a week of violent clashes that authorities estimate have left between 60 and 80 dead.
Among the obstacles for Trump’s mass deportation campaign are the countries refusing to take back their undocumented migrants.
Qatar Airways has announced its latest expansion into the Americas with the launch of two new weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays to Colombia and Venezuela, starting
Qatar Airways announced its latest expansion into the Americas with the launch of two new weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays, starting early summer
Qatar Airways proudly announces its latest expansion into the Americas with the launch of two new weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group.
Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas is returning to the Venezuelan market after nearly a decade away, addressing the lack of air connectivity between the South American neighbors.
Even after a divisive peace accord was signed between the Colombian government and the most powerful guerrilla force in 2016, there are challenges, including tackling endemic violence, poverty, drug trafficking and providing answers for those who lost loved ones.