Bolivia: Santa Cruz Airport Disruptions

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | October 25th, 2007 | Trackback

Alleged corruption at Bolivia’s busiest international airport in Santa Cruz prompted an airport closure, an army takeover to reopen it, and a popular uprising to force the army to pull back Oct. 19. Several aircraft, including an American Airlines jet, were detained on the runway until troops intervened. Airport authorities had been demanding $2,000 cash payments for landing rights rather than the customary depositing of funds with the government’s Aviation Authority. The government said this action was illegal, but protesters felt calling in the army was an overreaction in a corruption scandal.

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