A considerable aerial operation took place on the morning of May 6, when the Venezuelan delegation headed by Nicolás Maduro It started from the Maiquetía International Airport (CCS), which serves Caracas, destined for Russia. The reason for the trip is the participation in the commemorations of the Victory Dayan event that in Russia is celebrated on May 9 to remember the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
The aerial deployment for the transfer of the Venezuelan delegation involves four aircraft. They stand out among them Two Airbus A340-200 Belonging to the state airline convies, with license plates YV1004 and YV3554. These long -range four -year -old are frequently used for the transport of high officials of the Venezuelan government. The fleet is completed with a Airbus ACJ319 (VIP version of the A319ceo), with registration YV2984, which is the aircraft in which Nicolás Maduro travels, and an executive jet Bombardier Global 6000, with registration T7-102x.
According to information disseminated by the specialized account in Venezuelan government aircraft, “Arrecho”, on the social network X (previously Twitter), aircraft took off from Caracas in a coordinated sequence. The planned route includes a technical scale for refueling in Dakar, Senegal. At the time of writing this note, the flights are directed towards the Istanbul International Airport, Türkiye, which will serve as the last stop before entering Russian airspace and landing in its final destination.
-The choice of this route, considerably longer, is due to the restrictions that weigh on most Venezuelan registration aircraft to fly over the air space of the European Union and other Western countries.
This situation contrasts, for example, with the operations of the Brazilian Air force (FAB)whose Airbus A330-200 (designated KC-30) He flew directly and without scales from Brasilia to Moscow on a shorter route for a similar mission. This Brazilian aircraft has already returned to Brazil and prepares for a new trip this week, transporting President Lula da Silva and the rest of his delegation.
According to what is reported by our Aeroin associate environmentthe amount of aircraft used by the Venezuelan delegation compared to the Brazilian, especially considering that Brazil, unlike Venezuela that maintained a position of neutrality, had an active participation in World War II as part of the allies, with the Brazilian expeditionary force fighting in the Italy campaign.
