This Saturday saw a significant escalation in tensions between the United States and Venezuela, marked by a post on X from President Donald Trump in which he declared that Venezuelan airspace was “totally closed” to airlines, pilots, traffickers, and other operations.
Caracas and Moscow concluded the XIX Meeting of the High-Level Intergovernmental Commission (CIAN) with the signing of 42 agreements in areas such as health, air connectivity, science, and economic development, updating their cooperation framework for the coming years.
The Bloomberg agency has reiterated, using satellite maps, that a growing wave of electromagnetic interference is making Venezuelan airspace practically impassable, diverting commercial flights and forcing several international airlines to suspend operations. The phenomenon coincides with the most significant US naval deployment in the Caribbean in years and the state of alert decreed by Nicolás Maduro, fueling fears of a regional conflict and leaving Venezuela isolated on the air navigation map.
Nicolás Maduro led the celebration of the “courage, discipline and historical strength” of the Air Force that accumulates more than…
Venezuela’s National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) announced late on Wednesday evening the revocation of the concession for six airlines that suspended international flights with Venezuela: Iberia, TAP Air Portugal, Avianca, LATAM Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and GOL Linhas Aéreas.
Colette Capriles is a prominent Venezuelan intellectual, recognized for her trajectory in political analysis, philosophy, and the sociology of power in Venezuela and Latin America.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday requested “clarity, dialogue, and flexibility” following the temporary suspension of flights in Venezuela. This came after the country’s aeronautical authority announced an ultimatum for the resumption of flight frequencies, warning that failure to comply would result in the suspension of traffic rights.
The United States has emphasized that it will use all resources to prevent the Maduro Administration from benefiting from organized…
Turkish Airlines announced on Sunday that it is canceling its flights to Venezuela between November 24 and 28, joining five other airlines that have also temporarily suspended their operations due to the US military escalation in the Caribbean.
International air traffic to Venezuela suffered a blow on November 22, after four airlines suspended their flights following a security alert issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration.
