We’re going to get on our international horse and complain about something. Specifically when a very large country sticks its nose into another country’s business. And when that very large country restricts or outright bans the activities of other / smaller countries that are not even under the very large country’s jurisdiction, nor even having any meaningful interactions with the smaller countries. And, just by sheer hubris, the smaller countries must fall in line, anyway. And, of course, as part of the fallout of such geopolitical hubris, the smaller countries fall behind as they fall in line. Aren’t countries meant to be independent and the masters of their own destiny? It doesn’t feel like that – more and more every day.
Originally this post was about a rather benign topic – flying in classic commercial aircraft, for those of us who love this kind of thing. But the topic above overshadows our original intent. Here, we highlight an airline (RedAir, who are based in Dominican Republic.) There are sanctions, originally imposed in August 2017, when then “president” Trump administration dictated sanctions which prohibited Venezuela’s access to U.S. financial markets, and in May 2018, expanded them to block purchase of Venezuelan debt. And what do you imagine happened to Venezuela’s economy?
However – and Venezuela – is just an example here, where the people and the businesses find a way to do things their own way. Venezuela’s Red Air is one of them. They may use older jets, but they’re well taken care of. The crew are competent, like any airline and do their jobs. The one aspect that makes this interesting is that Red Air uses an older McDonald Douglas MD 80 aircraft. And, don’t worry, if they’re well-maintained, these birds can go for decades. Watch above. If you can fly out of Miami, you can take this airline. Try it.
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