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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2) This is a video of the fleet of municipal vehicles being sent in by
@CynthiaViteri6 to block the runway & deny landing to the flight from Madrid with 11 crew members on board. Aviation authorities are denouncing the decision to interrupt airport operations as a serious crime.pic.twitter.com/Oc2BuAbIFX5 replies 75 retweets 150 likesShow this thread -
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@Iberia flight was unable to land in Guayaquil and had to divert to Quito. The coronavirus outbreak was used to justify the blocking of the runway. This international flight came empty—without passengers—in order to take foreign nationals to their respective countries.pic.twitter.com/Nd2oV2fCbG3 replies 88 retweets 146 likesShow this thread -
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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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5) Mayor
@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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Replying to @camilateleSUR @CynthiaViteri6
Fernanda Jurado Retweeted Алан Ксавье Espartano sobreviviente de Hiroshima
Te comparto los vídeos de como entraron al aeropuerto para que sean parte del hilohttps://twitter.com/DonXavier/status/1240487711926104064?s=19 …
Fernanda Jurado added,
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wow. gracias
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