Venezuelan national airline Conviasa is launching a new route linking Venezuela and Syria. The airline first announced this new service a few weeks ago, but the schedule for the flight has now been published, and it’s also bookable. Let’s look at all the details.
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CCS-FNJ is 8900 miles, technically (if barely) within the range of a 346 assuming no airspace restrictions
. . . interesting comment!
Who knows, maybe some VERY unusual new connections will be on the market soon with Conviasa, if they extend there fleet?
Maybe some more A346 from LH and they would fly to destinations, that are EXCLUSIVE to them.
I remember my 1. flight back in 1989 JFK-CCS on DC10-30 (then VIASA) back then, i was young and innocent then, but knew, THIS plane would not fly at any other airline! . . . in the cabin, the pull down video screen on the front of the cabin, had to be DOWN all the time (even if not allowed, "stow for takeoff, landing and turbulence") and when asking on exiting the plane, i got the answer if we stow it, we could not bring it back down again. 🙂 🙂 That itself tells a lot of there maintenance and and how old there fleet always has been and seems to stay that way in the future?
NO need to add more personal risk to the flying these days, with such airlines. Bad enough, that the choice is limited already nowadays with 787-8 & 737-MAX.
Conviasa tends to use Tehran as a base for all of these flights. They typically operate from Caracas to Tehran, and then tag on from there to Moscow, Guangzhou, Beirut, Damascus, Dubai, Doha, Istanbul, etc. Most of these become rather indirect routings so it really begs the question as to why there is such a focus on operating everything through Tehran. Conviasa does fly to Madrid through a wet lease agreement with Plus Ultra since the EU has banned Conviasa from operating in their airspace.
Can simply be a continuing leg from this launched service to Syria or could be from Iran!
I don't see why not - think they did fly to Guangzhou at one point which makes sense as its a cargo hub as these routes are more about cargo than passenger service as Ben strongly hints at in the article.
Likely for maintenance reasons so they use it as a scissor-hub. Venezuela is under sanctions as well and cannot get parts etc just like Iran, but Iranians are very adept at maintaining aircraft despite that and have been operating for decades so have a lot of expertise and knowledge in doing so under these conditions. Given the warm relationship between the two countries atm, this is likely Iran assisting Venezuela with this.
Nothing even close to the amount of weapons the US is flying around the world!
Terror Express, a cover for the rev guards moving people, arms into the Triangel down there....no worries, we know whose on each plane, even those not on manifest....
The Work Accidents will continue until the Morale improves...
Imagine that, not only does the USA do shady things but the rest of the world does as well.
@Alan Yet you clueless 1st world leftists would cheer any day that Venezuelans keep dying of starvation with this flights stealing the last drop of Venezuela's wealth.
@Lucky - This is the route used to steal the only resource left in Venezuela after the communism took over and scraped every bit of wealth in Venezuela. The gold. The ecocide in the mines is only comparable to the genocide of the Venezuelan population. They probably won't even sell any tickets for the general public (that's their general practice on their shady, mostly cargo routes), but if you still want to add Venezuela to your visited countries list and want to make one of the greatest anticipated/least expected flight reviews, you'll be much better doing it with a local. I'm all in to help!
Flying out of the frying pan and into the fire no matter which direction you go!
My take is that you have a very western point of view. Even the fact that this requires an entire article.
I actually enjoy these old posts getting posted again for no reason and with no update or note. What a fascinating flight!
Doesn't Venezuela have a history of holding onto airline money? I can't imagine this carrier could wait long for cash/gold that it's owed like major carriers would.
Since Conviasa is owned by the government, they’ll operate as long as the government wants to / can keep them running.
I commend the author for an absolutely hilariously well writen toung in cheek article. I reside in one of Conviasa's tropical gems and see the wit of authorship. Congrats!
I wonder how well the A346s from Iran were maintained given the many sanctions. Maintenance not only includes parts, but also human technical services. When commercial aircraft change ownership, do the aircraft have to be re-certified by a qualified independent third party?
That's a great idea!
Alliance name: Axis of Evil Alliance
Founding members: Conviasa, Aeroflot, Iran Air, SyrianAir, Air Koryo
Lounges: El Helicoide, Lubyanka, Evin, Branch 215, Chŭngsan No. 11
Slogan: Doing our best so you can do your worst
I concur 100%. Lucky needs to understand that many frequent flyers are expats and don't need these western slurs constantly regurgitated. I saw what was done to Venezuela. Now the guns are trained on Israel
Lucky, your brainwashed pro-imperialist bias seeps out of every pore here. You are better than this! Both Venezuela and Iran are in the Western doghouse because they refuse to bend the knee to Uncle Sam. And, ouch!, they slosh about in oil and gas, a cardinal sin. Both Iranian and Venezuelan assets have been stolen by Western nations so why not short-circuit the prevalent system by connecting direct? I don't think vacationers will be filling these planes just yet but since Western countries are apt to seize planes willy nilly, why not make a direct connection? Makes eminent sense.
.......or they are in the Western doghouse cause they repeatedly oppress, rob blind, and savage their people. You think everything is all good in Caracas? Its just a slanted/pro-US viewpoint that says otherwise? Iran is a bountiful utopia of joy where you totally can say what you like without, you know, disappearing or being summarily executed?
I'm totally fine with criticisms of the US, but veneration of places like Venezuela or Iran to do so is just pious contrarian BS. Love how pro-BRICS rhetoric has expanded to defend anyone the US/UK/etc... opposes with no need for nuance.
Don’t forget to add Air China, China Southern and China Eastern. All part of the same Axis of Evil.
Who cares? The site is based in a western country. Do you think China should refrain from having “eastern” views on its sites? The author was just having fun.