Overview
- The FAA temporarily barred U.S. civil aircraft from parts of the Caribbean after the U.S. operation in Venezuela, leading to about 1,130 cancellations on Saturday, according to FlightAware.
- Airlines restarted service Sunday and added flights and rebookings, yet by Monday thousands of Americans still lacked a way home.
- Squaremouth reported a 49% rise in travel-insurance quote interest over the weekend, and Hopper saw a 67% spike in purchases of disruption and trip-protection products.
- Standard policies often exclude events defined as acts of war, terrorism or civil unrest, and insurers are assessing how the shutdown is classified before determining coverage.
- Advisers recommend saving all receipts, requesting airline refunds, and filing claims where eligible, noting that coverage must be purchased in advance and cannot be added once a trip is underway.