{"id":135624,"date":"2023-01-13T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=135624"},"modified":"2023-01-13T21:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T21:23:21","slug":"peru-cusco-airport-temporarily-suspended-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/01\/peru-cusco-airport-temporarily-suspended-operations.html","title":{"rendered":"Peru: Cusco airport temporarily suspended operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The international airport of the city of <strong>Cusco<\/strong> suspended indefinitely its operations in prevention of attacks by protesters calling for the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, the government announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Ministry of Transport and Communications informed that, as a preventive measure, Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport will temporarily suspend its operations,&#8221; the institution said on the social network Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2023\/01\/bogota-airport-was-the-most-punctual-airport-in-latin-america-in-2022.html\">Bogota Airport was the most punctual airport in Latin America in 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The air terminal is guarded by police and military and is the second most used in Peru. Flights between Lima and Cusco total almost a hundred every week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the second time the airport has been closed since protests broke out a little over a month ago, which so far have left at least 42 dead. 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