Overview
- Venezuela’s aviation authority canceled operating permits for Iberia, TAP Air Portugal, Avianca, LATAM Colombia, Turkish Airlines and GOL after a 48-hour order to resume flights expired.
- The carriers suspended Caracas services following an FAA notice warning of a "potentially hazardous situation" in the Maiquetía Flight Information Region due to worsening security and heightened military activity.
- IATA urged Venezuela to withdraw the bans, and officials such as Portugal’s foreign minister criticized the measures as disproportionate to airlines’ safety-based decisions.
- Some international links continue via Panama’s Copa and Wingo, while Venezuelan airlines including Conviasa, Avior, Laser and Estelar maintain limited operations.
- Travel agents’ association AVAVIT reports more than 8,000 passengers affected across at least 40 flights as cancellations and permit revocations take effect.