Overview
- U.S. officials say a pre-dawn operation captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and the FAA cited ongoing military activity in new flight restrictions.
- EASA advised airlines to avoid Venezuelan airspace through Jan. 9 due to a high risk of misidentification from potential air-defense activation.
- Flight disruptions spread across the region: JetBlue canceled 209 flights and delayed 263, American halted all Caribbean services Saturday, Delta listed 13 affected airports, and United and Cape Air issued flexible rebooking policies.
- Puerto Rico reported cancellations at seven airports, and the FAA closed commercial airspace over San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín Airport until 1 a.m. Sunday local time.
- Aerolíneas Argentinas canceled its sold-out Buenos Aires–Aruba inaugural, flight trackers showed little to no traffic over Venezuela, and Colombia and Brazil reported normal border activity as Guyana activated a security plan.