Overview
- Copa Airlines and its affiliate Wingo temporarily suspended services to and from Caracas for December 4–5 after pilots reported intermittencies in a navigation signal, which the carrier said did not compromise safety.
- Venezuelan carrier Laser canceled Caracas–Madrid operations through December 8, citing Spanish regulator AESA's NOTAMs B9272/25 and B9273/25 advising against overflights.
- Iberia, Air Europa, TAP, Avianca, Latam, Turkish Airlines and Gol had already halted routes, and Venezuelan authorities revoked some permissions, accusing foreign airlines of aligning with U.S. pressure.
- A U.S.-operated Eastern Airlines flight carrying deported Venezuelans arrived in Caracas on Wednesday, and Venezuelan officials said the United States requested the resumption of these repatriation flights on the Phoenix–Maiquetía route.
- The FAA warned of heightened military activity near Venezuela and President Donald Trump urged treating the airspace as closed, as a broader U.S. deployment in the Caribbean shapes airline risk assessments.