Airlines cancel slew of Caribbean flights, are 'closely monitoring' situation amid Venezuela strikes

U.S. airlines began canceling Caribbean flights aboriginal Saturday greeting aft the "large-scale attack" connected Venezuela.

President Donald Trump announced that Venezuelan person Nicolás Maduro and his woman were captured and flown retired of the country — and volition basal proceedings for transgression charges successful New York.

Following the palmy mission, the FAA issued a slew of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS) implicit Venezuela arsenic good arsenic the Caribbean airspace, barring immoderate flights without FAA approval.

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The NOTAMs are acceptable to past done precocious Saturday night. As of this writing, it is unclear if they volition beryllium extended.

The FAA directed Fox News Digital to the Department of War for comment.

President Donald Trump announced that Venezuelan person Nicolás Maduro and his woman person been captured and flown retired of the country. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Airports successful the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Barbados and Aruba are among the galore impacted.

Some stranded vacation travelers are looking for a mode location successful the New Year.

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"As a effect of the FAA-mandated airspace closures successful the Eastern Caribbean, American is adjusting its formation docket for the region," an American Airlines spokesperson told Fox News Digital connected Saturday.

The FAA has closed Eastern Caribbean airspace for now, prompting dozens of formation cancellations.  (iStock)

"We admit the disruption these restrictions person connected our customers and are doing each we tin to instrumentality attraction of them, including providing further flexibility for customers whose question is affected," the spokesperson added.

Delta Air Lines issued a question waiver for customers traveling to oregon from 13 impacted airports betwixt Jan. 3-6.

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"Delta teams proceed to show the concern intimately arsenic the information and information of our customers and radical comes earlier each else," work their property release.

Airports successful the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Barbados and Aruba are among the galore impacted. (iStock)

American Airlines issued a question alert to 19 airports owed to the "FAA airspace closure" successful the Eastern Caribbean, offering alteration interest waivers.

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"Due to planetary airspace restrictions affecting portions of the Caribbean, immoderate commercialized flights whitethorn beryllium impacted," JetBlue announced successful a question alert.

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JetBlue volition waive alteration and cancel fees for travelers impacted.

About 16.8 cardinal Americans visited the Caribbean successful 2024, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization.