Greek opposition demands explanation landing in Athens the government plane from Venezuela
Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, Athens
KIEV. March 5. UNN. The main Greek opposition party, New democracy (ND) demanded on Monday the government explanation landing in Athens the government plane from Venezuela. This is stated in the statement of the armed forces, published by the newspaper Naftemporiki, reports UNN.
According to the publication, “New democracy” requires a response from the government of Greece about the “mysterious flight” a Venezuelan government plane landed at Athens international airport Eleftherios Venizelos. “According to an exclusive report of TV station Skai, government Venezuelan plane has landed on Saturday at the airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” and stayed in Athens for four hours, during which the Minister of foreign Affairs of the government of Maduro has had some kind of meeting,”-said in a statement, the main opposition party.
“Questions to the government (Greece) is obvious: for some reason, it gave permission to land the plane when the majority of European countries have refused to do so, and with whom was found a representative of Mr. Maduro?”, — added party.
As reported on Monday evening Greek TV channel Skai, the government plane from Venezuela with the identification mark YV2486 landed on Saturday at the Athens international airport in conditions of extreme secrecy, the plane flew without a flight plan.
The TV channel notes that the flight of government aircraft Venezuela shrouded in mystery. He flew on 24 February from Caracas, taking off from the presidential runway at the international airport Maiquetia from the original destination in the Venezuelan island of Margarita in the Caribbean sea. On the same day the crew of the aircraft managed to land him in Portugal after the pilot threatened that if permission to land is given, the plane will drop as the fuel is over.
The crew of a Venezuelan airliner reportedly told the control tower in the Athens airport that it was not an official government flight. It was about the Falcon state oil company PDVSA, which is considered a government.
As reported UNN, from Moscow to Venezuela, flew another mysterious Boeing.