late. A plane from Colombia had to enter the country last Tuesday, but there were problems. They are expected to depart from La Joya today.
The government of Colombia authorized a humanitarian flight in support of the sports turf, who has been stuck in the city of Arequipa since Thursday January 19 due to protests. The tricolor team was originally scheduled to return to their country on Tuesday, but they still have to go through procedures and wait.
It is worth remembering that on January 13, Pasto arrived in the Peruvian countries to play a friendly duel against FBC Melgar. His return journey was scheduled for Thursday the 19th; From that day on, however, operations were suspended Alfredo Rodriguez Airport Balloon from Arequipadue to the intensification of the protests against Dina Boluarte.
Yesterday, around 10 a.m., the Minister for transport from Colombia Guillermo Reyes, announced on his Twitter account the approval of a flight by the Colombian Air Force to pick up the team from La Joya Air Force Base. He even estimated that the footballers should already be on Colombian soil between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., which did not happen.
In the hope of a return, the team conducted the preliminary investigations this Tuesday. In the morning they went to Migration Center get their passports stamped. Then, around 11:00 am, they returned to their hotel in the Vallecito area, where even a bus and a police patrol car were waiting for them. They also loaded the props into the back of the vehicle.
In the absence of a travel confirmation, however, the sports equipment was returned to the hotel at around 2:00 p.m., where the 31-strong team stayed. It became known that the procedures between the countries of Peru and Colombia for the entry of the plane have not yet been completed.