Overview
- The FAA’s Nov. 21 alert urging extreme caution over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean due to increased military activity prompted widespread route cancellations and Spanish guidance discouraging overflights.
- The government’s 48-hour deadline for airlines to resume service lapsed on Wednesday without authorities announcing revocations of traffic rights or new penalties.
- Iberia, Air Europa, Plus Ultra, TAP, Avianca, LATAM, Turkish Airlines, Gol and others have kept services halted, with some cancellations running through Dec. 1, while carriers such as Copa, Wingo, Boliviana de Aviación and Satena continue operating.
- Spain advised against nonessential travel to Venezuela as at least 6,000 passengers on Madrid–Caracas routes were affected this week, with airlines offering rebooking options, alternative routings or refunds.
- A U.S.-operated flight carrying 175 Venezuelans deported from the United States landed in Caracas, which Venezuela’s transport ministry described as contradictory to U.S. safety guidance.