Passengers walk at the airstrip as they arrive at Charallave airport outside Caracas

Passengers walk at the airstrip as they arrive at Charallave airport outside Caracas

Passengers walk at the airstrip as they arrive at Charallave airport outside Caracas September 15, 2014. Buses across jungle borders, boats through Caribbean waters and private flights from small airfields have become a new norm for departing Venezuela as a multi-billion dollar pay dispute turns the country into something of a ‘no-fly’ zone. Major international airlines have slashed seat availability by half since last year, pulling many routes entirely in a spat with Venezuela’s socialist government about the repatriation of $3.6 billion in ticket revenue. To match Feature VENEZUELA-FLIGHTS/ REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA – Tags: TRANSPORT TRAVEL BUSINESS SOCIETY)