Overview

• Guo has been held at Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Base since June 28 and must remain in Chile under a 90-day judicial inquiry, with a court hearing scheduled for July 11
• The Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Prosecutor’s Office charged the 19-year-old with filing a false flight plan and breaching multiple national and international aviation rules
• Prosecutors contend his unapproved diversion from Punta Arenas into Antarctic airspace created a serious safety hazard for flights in the Magallanes region
• Chile’s civil aviation authority classified the landing as an unauthorized Antarctic operation in violation of the Antarctic Statute and domestic regulations
• Guo’s lawyer maintains that unexpected in-flight complications prompted an exploratory detour rather than deliberate misconduct