Flights Resume Across Caribbean After FAA Lifts Post-Venezuela Airspace Limits

Overview

• United, Delta, JetBlue and other carriers restarted Puerto Rico and Eastern Caribbean routes on Sunday after the temporary bans expired at midnight Eastern time.
• Airlines issued broad travel waivers and are rebooking customers, with American deploying larger aircraft, including a Boeing 777-300, to add capacity.
• Saturday’s shutdown triggered hundreds of cancellations and left thousands stranded, with San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport registering more than 300 to 400 scrapped flights.
• The FAA’s action was taken for safety-of-flight risks tied to ongoing military activity in Venezuela, and authorities said restrictions would lift when appropriate before confirming the expiration.
• Operational recovery remains staggered across the region, and disruptions also hit cargo and postal services, including delays to Priority and Priority Express packages reported by the U.S. Postal Service.