Guatemala embargos Belize operators - what's the story here?
A friend of mine just received the following letter from his travel agent, advising him that flights he had booked on Tropic Air (a Belize carrier) between Belize and Guatemala have been canceled due to a decision made by the Government of Guatemala.
Can anyone here shed any light on this and perhaps provide the background story? Is it likely that this restriction will be lifted anytime soon?
Here's the official statement that Tropic Air provided to travel agents: "Due to a unilateral change in Guatemalan regulations, Tropic Air, along with all other Belizean airlines, are no longer able to provide service between Belize and Guatemala effective November 16, 2007".