Overview
- Copa Airlines and its affiliate Wingo extended their preventive suspensions to December 12 after crews reported intermittent navigation-signal issues on routes to Caracas.
- Colombia’s Satena and Boliviana de Aviación also halted services, with Satena citing satellite navigation interference affecting flights to Valencia in Venezuela.
- Spain’s aviation regulator advised against overflying Venezuelan airspace, prompting Plus Ultra to prolong cancellations to December 9 and Laser to cancel Madrid services through December 8.
- Laser announced a workaround to Spain via a new connection through Cartagena, Colombia, starting December 10, following the loss of viability for direct Caracas–Madrid flights.
- The FAA urged extreme caution over Venezuela as military activity increased, President Trump said the airspace should be considered closed, Venezuela revoked several foreign carriers’ permissions, and an Eastern Airlines flight carrying 266 deported Venezuelans arrived under the resumed repatriation program.