Portugal says airline suspension by Venezuela is unjustified

Venezuela’s decision to suspend TAP Air Portugal’s flights to Caracas is “completely unfounded and unjustified,” Portuguese foreign minister Augusto Santos Silva said Tuesday. “I can't see any kind of justification” for the 90-day suspension, Santos Silva said. Venezuelan authorities took the step Monday after TAP last week carried opposition leader Juan Guaidó and his uncle home from an international tour aimed at ousting president Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó's uncle was arrested upon landing and accused of trying to bring a small amount of explosives into Venezuela. Portugal ordered an official investigation into that allegation, and Santos Silva said it hasn't finished yet. The suspension is a “hostile act” against Portugal, Santos Silva said. <br/>