Local April 8, 2024 | 10:03 am

Dominican aircraft’s unauthorized entry into Paraguayan airspace

Santo Domingo.- The Air Force of the Dominican Republic has issued a press release regarding the situation involving the TP-75 “Dulus” aircraft, which entered Paraguayan airspace without proper authorization. The pilot, Joaquín Moriones, was instructed to contact the military frequency 135.55 while flying over Paraguay.

According to the statement, the aircraft was en route to participate in the International Air and Space Fair (Fidae) in Santiago, Chile, from April 9 to 14. To facilitate this journey, the Dominican military engaged The Ferry Services, a company specializing in international aircraft transportation services, to handle flight plans and overflight permits.

However, on Wednesday, April 3, Moriones was directed to contact the military frequency due to the unauthorized entry into Paraguayan airspace. The Air Force of the Dominican Republic underscores that at the time of receiving the call from the control tower at Silvio Pettirossi Airport, the aircraft was already 40 nautical miles away from the air control station and approximately 10 miles from Argentine airspace.

Moriones had previously sought clarification from Paraguayan authorities regarding the necessity of overflight permission, to which he was informed that it was not required. Consequently, this requirement was not included in the flight plan from the Dominican Republic to Chile, where the aircraft is set to showcase at the international aeronautical event.

The issue was resolved by submitting an overflight request form to the Paraguayan airport authority and sending a letter from the Commander of the Dominican Republic Air Force to the Commander of the Paraguayan Air Force, requesting authorization for the aircraft’s overflight.

The TP-75 “Dulus” aircraft has since arrived in Santiago, Chile, ready to participate in the Fidae international fair as planned.

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reinaldo
April 8, 2024 6:01 pm

Does Dominican republic got an Air Force? I thought they flight pterodactyl like in the Flintstone????????????????????????

Rafael Alberto
April 8, 2024 11:16 pm
Reply to  reinaldo

Dominican Republic is a very modern country one of the best of Latin America ,has a subway system ,tram system very modern mass transit ! So if you don’t know anything about DR please educate yourself before commenting stupid crap !!

Miguel Trevino
April 9, 2024 3:02 am
Reply to  reinaldo

People like you think you are somehow better than others. DR is still a poor country but they subsidize themselves. Get a life.

Sabino Corona
April 9, 2024 11:30 am
Reply to  Miguel Trevino

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, BUT VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY DIRTY COUNTRY. SINCE THE BEST DICTATORSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ???????? WAS KILLED. THEY HAVE A PRESIDENT, BUT THE CRIMMINALS ARE SOMEHOW RUNNING THE COUNTRY. I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 17 DAYS, AND MY WIFE WAS MUGGED OUTSIDE, ( ( GUN ???? POINT ) THEY STOLED HER GOLD NECKLACE WEDDING RINGS, BUT NOT KILLED. SHE DID NOT BOTHER TO CALL THE POLICE, BECAUSE IN SOME CASES THE POLICE THEMSELVES ARE INVOLVED, OR CRIMMINALS THEMSELVES. ONE THING FOR SURE, THERE MUST BE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF TRASH, GARBAGE SPREAD THROUGH THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF DOMINICAN ???????? REPUBLIC. SAD BUT TRUE. VIVA TRUJILLO, BAD AS THEY SAY HE WAS, NO MUGGING, RAMPANT CRIMMINALS, AND UNGODLY GARBAGE SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO A FACT THAT NO ONE CAN EVER DISPUTE. ALL POLITICIANS EXCEPT FOR THE CURRENT PRESIDENT ARE ALL DAMM CROOKS. THEY SERVED THEMSELVES, AND BECOME MILLIONAIRE IN US. DOLLARS. SAD BUT TRUE. FROM A DOMINICAN ????????.

luis aquino
April 10, 2024 2:09 pm
Reply to  Sabino Corona

you should keep yourself away from drugs

Jeyro
April 9, 2024 8:28 pm
Reply to  Miguel Trevino

Dominican Republic is a Third World country relax

Dalenny
April 9, 2024 6:07 am
Reply to  reinaldo

Pero la ignorancia es una cosa terrible!
Mas es usted estupido que mi país ser como los flintstones. Please go hide under a rock somewhere we will excuse your ignorance.

Farid
April 9, 2024 10:05 am
Reply to  reinaldo

El Fenicio

Rony morales
April 9, 2024 7:16 pm
Reply to  Farid

Viva Trujillo!

Pedrin
April 10, 2024 3:07 pm

I guess the navigator missed an important class. He must have been hungover.