Alarming incident at Ecuador's International Airport in Guayaquil today as an @Iberia flight from Spain is denied landing by the mayor @CynthiaViteri6 who ordered the blocking of the runway, utilizing municipal and police vehicles.
Helicopter view of the blocked runway:pic.twitter.com/OZpgqsO5Y9
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@Iberia flight flew to Quito to land, approximately 50 minutes away. This crew-only, passenger-less@KLM aircraft from Madrid (video below) was also denied landing and diverted to Quito—posing no threat of COVID-19. Travelers will not be able to leave Ecuador for Europe.
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@CynthiaViteri6 cited govt emergency measures as Guayas is the Ecuadorean province with the highest # of coronavirus cases. Way to combat COVID-19. Hundreds of Europeans are now stranded as domestic flights & interprovincial transport are currently totally suspended.pic.twitter.com/SVBZDC0C74
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6) Ecuador's Guayaquil Mayor had her people enter an international airport by force in order to send a fleet of vehicles to park down the runway to prevent planes from landing—all in the name of COVID-19 prevention. They made their way in by shoving this security worker.pic.twitter.com/yc55gpqikv
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7) Following this scandal of international proportions, Cynthia Viteri now claims to have contracted coronavirus. Yesterday, the nation's prosecutor announced an investigation into the events at the airport & Spain is looking to take action against Ecuadorhttps://twitter.com/CynthiaViteri6/status/1240661848225189888 …
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Con estos aviones se pudo haber aprovechado para traer a los ecuatorianos que están en otros países.
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That’s quite inconvenient then
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