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Avianca Refuses to Fly Ex-Colombian President Petro Due to US Sanctions

Avianca refused to transport ex-President Gustavo Petro to Mexico after his name appeared on the US OFAC list.

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Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro was scheduled to travel to Mexico on a flight with Avianca on August 30, 2025, but was notified that the airline could not transport him. [1] Petro revealed during a conversation with former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa that Avianca decided not to transport him after his name appeared on the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list. [2][12] Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Mexico to fulfill an academic and editorial agenda authorized by the Colombian Congress. [3] Gustavo Petro was included on the OFAC list on October 24, 2025, which blocks his assets and interests in the United States but does not explicitly prohibit his travel by airplane. [4][10][11] Petro stated that Avianca refused to carry him to avoid being sanctioned in the United States, describing the situation as a consequence of unilateral US measures. [5] Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro was seated in first class on an Aeroméxico flight to Mexico City when a passenger approached him to express support for Abelardo De La Espriella. [6] Petro arrived in the United States on August 31 to give a conference after receiving authorization from the Colombian Congress to leave the country for one year following his departure from the Casa de Nariño. [7] The passenger shouted 'Estamos firmes por la patria, firmes!' (We are firm for the homeland, firm!) while Petro was looking at his mobile phone. [8] Aeroméxico accepted to transport Gustavo Petro to Mexico despite the US sanctions. [9]
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  1. Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro was scheduled to travel to Mexico on a flight with Avianca on August 30, 2025, but was notified that the airline could not transport him. · El Colombiano
  2. Petro revealed during a conversation with former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa that Avianca decided not to transport him after his name appeared on the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list. · El Colombiano
  3. Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Mexico to fulfill an academic and editorial agenda authorized by the Colombian Congress. · Vanguardia
  4. Gustavo Petro was included on the OFAC list on October 24, 2025, which blocks his assets and interests in the United States but does not explicitly prohibit his travel by airplane. · El Colombiano
  5. Petro stated that Avianca refused to carry him to avoid being sanctioned in the United States, describing the situation as a consequence of unilateral US measures. · El Colombiano
  6. Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro was seated in first class on an Aeroméxico flight to Mexico City when a passenger approached him to express support for Abelardo De La Espriella. · Publimetro Colombia
  7. Petro arrived in the United States on August 31 to give a conference after receiving authorization from the Colombian Congress to leave the country for one year following his departure from the Casa de Nariño. · Publimetro Colombia
  8. The passenger shouted 'Estamos firmes por la patria, firmes!' (We are firm for the homeland, firm!) while Petro was looking at his mobile phone. · Publimetro Colombia
  9. Aeroméxico accepted to transport Gustavo Petro to Mexico despite the US sanctions. · Vanguardia
  10. Avianca cancelled Gustavo Petro's flight ticket on August 30, 2025, due to his inclusion on the US OFAC sanctions list. · Vanguardia
  11. Gustavo Petro was included on the US OFAC sanctions list, commonly known as the Clinton List, on October 24, 2025. · Vanguardia
  12. During his visit, Petro met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. · Publimetro Colombia
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