Uruguay’s national team says FIFA is responsible for travel disruptions ahead of the World Cup opener, citing problems with a scheduled flight from Mexico to the United States. According to reports, Uruguay was set to depart from Cancun, where the team’s base camp is located, with a flight to Miami. Multiple outlets report that the departure is delayed by several hours and that the flight’s disruption follows an airplane and paperwork-related issue. One report says Uruguay’s first aircraft does not have the proper permission to enter the U.S., which delays the team’s departure. Another account says the team’s flight to the U.S. is cancelled, and that Uruguay attributes the overall travel chaos to FIFA. The reports converge on the same sequence: an initial flight attempt from Cancun to Miami does not go as planned due to authorization problems for U.S. entry, leading to hours of delay before the team can travel. No single outlet provides additional details on exactly how FIFA’s role is involved, but all accounts describe Uruguay’s public attribution of blame to FIFA and the resulting impact on the team’s travel timetable.
Uruguay says FIFA caused World Cup travel chaos after delayed flight to U.S.
Uruguay’s national team says FIFA is responsible for travel disruptions ahead of the World Cup opener, citing problems with a scheduled flight from Mexico to the United States. According to reports, U...
- Uruguay’s national team attributes the travel disruption to FIFA.
- The team’s planned trip is from its base camp in Cancun, Mexico to Miami, U.S.
- Uruguay reports the initial flight plan is disrupted and the departure is delayed by several hours.
- Reports say the first plane lacks the required permission/authorization to enter the United States.
- The disruption occurs ahead of Uruguay’s World Cup opener.
Uruguay was delayed departing their training camp after their first airplane didn't have the right permission to enter the US, local reports said.
2 months agoThe team’s plane was scheduled to depart from Cancun, Mexico, where Uruguay’s base camp is located, on Sunday afternoon.
2 months agoUruguay say FIFA is to blame for a flight from Mexico to Miami being cancelled.
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