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The Venezuelan sky dawned empty as international flights avoided the Maiquetía FIR.

La Patilla

Venezuela

Sunday, November 23


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Photograph showing an airplane about to land on the runway of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela. EFE/Miguel Gutierrez

Venezuelan skies were empty this Sunday morning as international flights avoided the Flight Information Region (FIR) controlled by operators of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira state.

Clear airspace: A few hours ago, flights that would normally pass through Venezuelan airspace began to be diverted, commented the digital monitor FlightRadar24 on social media during the early morning.

The graphic attached by FlightRadar24 in its publication shows flights from the airlines GOL and Copa Airlines as they avoid the Maiquetía FIR on their way to Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago respectively.

This phenomenon began last Saturday, when the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an international advisory urging extreme caution when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean Sea.

The military deployment ordered by US President Donald Trump against drug cartels appears to be entering a new escalation, forcing US authorities to warn of upcoming maneuvers in the region.

The Venezuelan sky dawned empty this Sunday as international flights avoided the Maiquetía FIR. Capture: FlightRadar24

Below is a list of the current status of airlines operating in Venezuela:

– Iberia (Spain): canceled all its flights and is evaluating resuming them depending on developments.

– TAP (Portugal): canceled flights on November 22 and 25.

– Avianca (Colombia): canceled flights from Bogotá.

– GOL (Brazil): canceled route from São Paulo to Caracas this weekend.

– LATAM Airlines (Chile): canceled upcoming flights from Bogotá.

– Wingo (Colombia): maintains operations, but monitors conditions.

– Avior (Venezuela): continues to operate normal domestic and international flights.

– Laser (Venezuela): continues to operate normal domestic and international flights.

– Conviasa (Venezuela): continues to operate normal national and international flights.

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