During the Easter holiday 2023, it is estimated that 82,000 travelers will mobilize through the different air terminals nationwide, with Margarita being the destination with the highest demand, as reported by the Vice Minister of Air Transport, G/B Freddy Borges from the Simón Bolívar International Airport. from Maiquetía in La Guaira.
“Some 49,715 people are registered to national destinations and 32,489 to international ones,” explained the Vice Minister of Air Transport from the La Guaira air terminal.
He indicated that this figure indicates an increase of 8.52% in national destinations for this season, with the Porlamar (Margarita) airport being the first in the country. Other of the most visited destinations are Mérida, Falcón and Los Roques.
The Vice Minister of Air Transport reported that Venezuela is in the second phase, after reactivating the Curaçao – Caracas air connection. “The skies are formally open to resume commercial operations; now there is the second step, referring to airlines, ticket office and available destinations”.
System Now
He indicated that to date more than 2,000 complaints and claims have been registered through the Sada System (Automated Aeronautical Complaints System), being the reimbursement of money or tickets, due to not being able to travel, which allows improvements to be applied to the system. of flights, explains Borges.
The tickets and routes maintain the same prices of the Carnival holiday and can be canceled by mobile payment, debit or currencies at the rate of the Central Bank of Venezuela
For his part, Ramón Celestino Velásquez Araguayán, Minister of Transportation and President of Conviasa, ratified on his twitter account that Sada is available to immediately deal with complaints and inconveniences, “with this action we speed up the flow of passengers and provide security to our people.”
La Guaira Bus Terminal
A 30% increase in mobilization through the land terminals of Catia La Mar and La Guaira is expected, with the most frequent destinations for Guaireños being the central zone of the country such as Maracay (Aragua), Valencia (Carabobo) and also the plains, reported Marcos Meléndez, Secretary of Economic Development of the Government of La Guaira.
“Direct beach routes will be activated from the terminals to Caracas or the beach,” said Meléndez. He explained that the routes to the east of the country will be activated according to passenger demand or planning.
For Puerto Píritu the ticket costs $15, Puerto la Cruz $17, Cumaná $20, Cariaco $22, Carúpano $22, Anaco $22, El Tigre $24, Punta de Mata $22, Maturín $22, Caripito $26 , Ciudad Bolívar $30, San Félix $35, Puerto Ordaz $35, San Cristóbal $40 and Barinas $30, from the land terminals of Catia La Mar and La Guaira.
To Caracas by private line the ticket costs 40 bolivars, and in Sitssa 10 bolivars.