Last week, the FAA warned airlines of a \u201cpotentially hazardous situation\u201d when flying over Venezuela due to a \u201cworsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around\u201d the country.<\/p>\n
Caracas said the FAA had no jurisdiction over its airspace.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese foreign affairs minister, Paulo Rangel, on Thursday called Venezuela\u2019s decision to revoke the airlines\u2019 operating rights \u201ctotally disproportionate\u201d. He said Portugal, where the airline Tap has its headquarters, had tried through its embassy in Caracas to persuade Venezuelan authorities to reinstate operating rights, adding Portugal had \u201cno intention of canceling our routes to Venezuela, and that, obviously, we only did so for security reasons\u201d.<\/p>\n
The US has made its largest military deployment to the Caribbean in decades<\/a> amid worsening relations with Venezuela to combat, it has claimed, the role of the president, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, in supplying illegal drugs that have killed Americans.<\/p>\n Maduro has denied the accusations and said Donald Trump was seeking to oust him.<\/p>\n In a statement on Monday, the International Air Transport Association said Venezuelan authorities had given international airlines a 48-hour deadline to resume flights or risk losing their rights to fly to the country.<\/p>\n Several international airlines had cancelled flights to Venezuela in recent days, ignoring the deadline. Iberia said it wished to restart flights to Venezuela as soon as full safety conditions were met.<\/p>\n Avianca announced its intention to reschedule cancelled flights to Caracas for 5 December in a statement on Wednesday. The company declined to comment on the restrictions imposed by Venezuela.<\/p>\n Air Europa and Plus Ultra had suspended flights but did not have their permits revoked.<\/p>\n The international airline Copa and its low-cost Wingo unit continue to operate in Venezuela, and domestic airlines flying to Colombia, Panama and Cura\u00e7ao are still in operation.<\/p>\n Quick GuideContact us about this storyShow The best public interest journalism relies on first-hand accounts from people in the know.<\/p>\n If you have something to share on this subject, you can contact us confidentially using the following methods.<\/p>\n Secure Messaging in the Guardian app<\/p>\n The Guardian app has a tool to send tips about stories. Messages are end to end encrypted and concealed within the routine activity that every Guardian mobile app performs. This prevents an observer from knowing that you are communicating with us at all, let alone what is being said.<\/p>\n If you don’t already have the Guardian app, download it (iOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>) and go to the menu. Select \u2018Secure Messaging\u2019. <\/p>\n SecureDrop, instant messengers, email, telephone and post<\/p>\n If you can safely use the Tor network without being observed or monitored, you can send messages and documents to the Guardian via our SecureDrop platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"'War](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1275.jpg\")
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