Overview
- Iberia canceled its commercial services to Venezuela on Saturday and will review conditions to decide when to resume operations.
- The airline said its decision is in line with other carriers that are also scrubbing flights because of the situation in the country.
- Friday’s FAA advisory urged commercial operators to exercise extreme caution over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean.
- The alert warned of threats to aircraft at all altitudes, including overflight as well as arrival and departure phases, and risks to airports and planes on the ground.
- The FAA referenced the Maiquetía flight information region, and reporting notes the warning coincides with a U.S. military deployment near Venezuela.