Some Minnesotans are navigating how to get home after their flights in the Caribbean were canceled on Saturday.

SAINT JAMES, BARBADOS, Barbados — The U.S. military action that led to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture also closed airspace and left thousands of people stranded at the end of the busy holiday period. 

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Sunday, the FAA lifted restrictions on flights around Caribbean airspace, but some Minnesotans are still stuck. 

“At the end of a trip, I’m just so ready to go home and just to be told, ‘Hey, you actually are not going home and we don’t know when you’re gonna be going home’ was super anxiety-inducing,” said Taylor Lamoureux, who is stuck in Saint James, Barbados. 

Lamoureux, a nurse from Ramsey, left Dec. 26 for a trip with her family. They planned to leave Barbados on Saturday. Jan. 3. 

“At about 5:00 in the morning, we got notifications the day that we were leaving that our flights were canceled,” Lamoureux said. “Then we found President Trump’s tweet shortly after and that’s how we learned. And then we got a notification at about nine that morning that the FAA had canceled all flights in the Caribbean. Then, at about 7 p.m. was when we were notified from Delta, which was four hours past when we were supposed to take off, that the U.S. government had seized any flying over Venezuela throughout the Caribbean.” 

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Lamoureux added, “It’s just so unsettling being in a foreign place and not really knowing when you’re going to be able to go home.” 

The family spent eight hours talking with Delta and was given the option to stay in Barbados for the week. 

“Their plan was for us to get a flight on the 8th to take a puddle jumper to Saint Vincent, where we would spend 36 hours there. Then we would fly from there to Miami, spend overnight in Miami, and get back to Minneapolis on the 11th,” Lamoureux explained. “We actually ended up taking… matters into our own hands and we are flying a private commercial back. We’re going to go Wednesday and then hopefully be back in Minneapolis by about midnight.” 

On Monday, Lamoureux updated KARE 11 and said, “The air traffic control is unable to keep up with the air traffic currently. Our private jet canceled us and now we won’t be leaving until this Saturday at the earliest.” 

Lamoureux said besides the flights, they have other extra expenses, including lodging and food. Luckily, the villa they were staying at still had rooms available. However, Lamoureux spoke to other people who had flights canceled and are staying in hotel lobbies. 

The family has travel insurance, but they are unsure what will be covered, as most policies do not cover acts of war. Lamoureux expects all the extra costs to total tens of thousands of dollars. 

“It’s one of those things… where it’s like, ‘Boo-hoo, you’re in Barbados.’ But… for a while it was really scary,” Lamoureux said. 

KARE 11 spoke to a handful of other Minnesotans impacted. One family bought seven first-class tickets to get home earlier. Another Minnesotan’s flight was originally delayed a day due to a mechanical issue, but then came the airspace restrictions. 

Delta Air Lines said it has added more than 2,600 seats through extra flights across its Caribbean network for Monday, but there could be some delays. The airline recommends customers with confirmed or rebooked tickets for Monday arrive at least three hours early. Delta said it is working to ensure all customers are reaccommodated by Tuesday, Jan. 6. 

There is a travel waiver for customers traveling to or from the 13 airports through Jan. 6, but travelers could pay extra if rebooking after January 9.Â