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What to know if you're stranded in the Caribbean
The FAA lifted Caribbean airspace restrictions after nearly 1,000 flight cancellations caused by the U.S. military capture of Maduro, prompting airlines to add over 80 recovery flights.
- On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted airspace restrictions across the Caribbean region, allowing commercial carriers to resume scheduled service and add recovery flights for stranded passengers.
- A U.S. military operation captured deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to ban commercial flights over Venezuelan airspace and expand Caribbean restrictions.
- FlightAware shows almost 7,000 cancellations on Saturday, with 400 in San Juan, over 140 in U.S. Virgin Islands, and 91 in Aruba.
- American Airlines added nearly 7,000 seats and 43 extra flights across Caribbean routes, while Delta Air Lines is waiving fare differences on rebookings through Jan. 9.
- Between Sunday and Wednesday, carriers extended recovery schedules with additional rotations; United listed 17 flights for Sunday and Monday, Delta added space for 2,600 people Monday, and Southwest added 21 round-trips to Aruba and Puerto Rico.
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Hundreds of passengers remain stranded by the cancellation of flights that led to the closure of the air space in the Caribbean ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States on Saturday. The largest volume of passengers affected would travel with the airline JetBlue, which suffered the suspension of six air routes to and from Puerto Rico. This company assured on Monday that it works on the relocation of impacted custo…
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