Air operations between Panama and Venezuela will resume  on  Saturday  January 23 .These are the Panama-Caracas and Panama-Valencia routes, as confirmed by the Civil Aeronautical Authority (AAC).

The AAC specified that Copa Airlines has been authorized to  operate fly four weekly flights between Panama and Caracas and one weekly flight between Panama and Valencia.

Passengers traveling to Venezuela must comply with the requirements established by the Venezuelan authorities, which includes the mandatory presentation of the negative PCR molecular test, the AAC specified.

On December 13, the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Venezuela suspended flights with Panama, alleging an increase in the number of positive cases of coronavirus that were entering through commercial flights.