Air Europa flight AEA024 from Asunción to Madrid was diverted to Salvador because of a technical failure on the Boeing 787. Passengers reported possible ticks in the cabin, an allegation that has not been confirmed, and the airline arranged maintenance, accommodation and rebooking.
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Silvio Pettirossi International Airport will continue operating for at least four or five years, with expansion work under way as the government weighs a new terminal costing more than US$320 million and Latam Airlines expands flights to Lima, São Paulo and Montevideo.
Latam will launch a direct route between Asunción and Montevideo in the first quarter of 2027, with five weekly flights, and increase weekly departures on existing routes from Paraguay from 26 to 32 by the end of 2026. With the new route, the total will reach 37 weekly frequencies.
Dense fog temporarily diverted international flights from Silvio Pettirossi Airport to alternative terminals, while Paraguayan air traffic grew 41.5% over a decade and is driving plans to expand airport infrastructure.
Gol will operate nonstop flights between Asunción and Florianópolis twice a week from January 5 to February 14, 2027, to meet higher summer demand.
The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) seized 5,967 kilograms of marijuana, destroyed eight camps and five hectares of cultivation in Capitán Bado, where it detained a 16-year-old, and separately seized 13 kilograms of the drug in a package at Silvio Pettirossi Airport.
Petropar has opened an international tender worth up to US$24.3 million, to be paid with public funds and used exclusively to purchase up to 20,000 cubic meters of aviation fuel, while planning five aeroplants with Paraguayan company Royal Energy, an aviation-sector distributor since 2017 whose selection resulted from a process whose publication by the National Directorate of Public Procurement (DNCP) has yet to be clarified.
Petropar has begun selling Jet A-1 and AVGAS in Paraguay, with one plant operating in Encarnación and plans for five facilities through a public-private partnership that does not require direct state investment in infrastructure.
The court convicted five people, including former security managers of Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, for cocaine trafficking in the Scanner case and referred background materials to investigate Senator Líder Amarilla.
Paraguay's airports recorded the highest passenger traffic of the year in July, with over 122,000 boardings and deboardings, according to Dinac.
Paraguay integrated its police databases with Interpol for real-time queries, while Parliament debates a bill granting police access to private security cameras.
Avianca will increase its flight frequency between Asunción and Bogotá to a daily service starting October 2026, an expansion that contrasts with the reduction in operations of local carrier Paranair due to operational issues.
Works on the return viaduct over Silvio Pettirossi Avenue, part of the Las Residentas Road Corridor duplication, advance with beam assembly and will require traffic diversions starting August 15, while parallel diversions in the area will occur between August 10 and 30 for drainage works.
Former senator Hernán Rivas will stand trial next Tuesday for falsifying a university degree, after being represented by a public defender appointed at the last minute when all his previous lawyers resigned.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has advanced his anti-corruption plan with support from the United Arab Emirates, focusing on digitalization and transparency to optimize public spending.
Paraguayan police seized gun parts shipped from Miami and declared as electronics at the Luque airport, with suspicion that the final destination was Brazil for criminal factions.
Two former employees of Paraguay's tax and customs authority, DNIT, have been ordered to stand trial for extortion and corruption after being accused of demanding cash payments to release a shipment at the Luque airport.
Revenue for Paraguay's tax and customs authority, DNIT, fell by 17% over one year, representing a loss of G 238.8 billion. The decline is attributed to the appreciation of the guaraní against the US dollar, which reduced the local currency value of customs taxes. The majority of regions were affected, with sharp drops at key points such as Silvio Pettirossi Airport (-41%) and Santa Helena (-78%).
The construction sector in Paraguay is pressuring the government for payment of a $340 million debt and for increased investment in infrastructure, which is currently insufficient to drive the country's economic growth.
Prosecutor Ingrid Cubilla led the forensic examination of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A executive jet seized with 261.6 kg of premium marijuana in Paraguay. The aircraft had departed from Miami and was intercepted at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport during the transfer of the drugs to a pickup truck.
Judge Lici Teresita Sánchez ordered the seizure and deposit into an account of amounts in guaraníes, reais, and dollars related to Operation Air Box, which dismantled a premium marijuana trafficking network in Asunción and Luque, resulting in the confiscation of money, drugs, and the arrest of those involved.
The duplication work on Tape Tuja, General Elizardo Aquino Avenue, has already seen a 25% increase, totaling G. 166,960 million, and the assembly of the piles for the return viaduct over Silvio Pettirossi Avenue, in Luque, has begun.
Uruguayan player Alejandro Silva, a former Olimpia midfielder, had his home at the Country Club Montesol in Luque robbed while he was on vacation in Brazil, with the criminals making off a safe containing approximately 3,000 dollars, three Tag Heuer watches, and jewelry.
The guarantees judge ordered the preventive detention of three Americans accused of international trafficking of 261 kg of high-purity marijuana, seized from an executive jet that came from Miami with a stopover in Panama.