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Hundreds of flights from Caribbean airports have been canceled or delayed following US strikes in Venezuela as the Federal Aviation Administration has restricted the airspace over the Caribbean.
JetBlue is one of the most heavily impacted airlines, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. The airline has canceled 209 flights, or 21%, and delayed another 263 (26%), as of 4 p.m. ET. The company told CNN in an email flights to the Dominican Republic and Jamaica are not affected by the government’s restrictions, and affected customers can rebook or request a refund.
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have each canceled 4% of their flights on Saturday, and United Airlines has canceled 3% due to the FAA’s restrictions imposed early Saturday.
According to FlightAware, 200 flights (58%) have been canceled out of the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico. Forty-five flights (57%) were canceled out of Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport, 48% of flights were canceled from Saint Thomas’ Cyril E. King Airport and 66% of flights were canceled from Saint Lucia.
“Early this morning in support of the Department of War, the FAA restricted the airspace in the Caribbean and Venezuela to ensure the SAFETY of the flying public. When appropriate, these airspace restrictions will be lifted. Please work with your airlines directly if your flight has been impacted,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday in a post on X.
Delta said 13 airports in the Caribbean were affected by the mandatory flight restriction, affecting customers with flights scheduled between Saturday and Monday. The company said affected customers were given a travel waiver for rescheduling flights on or before January 9.
American Airlines said in a statement it canceled all flights to and from the Caribbean on Saturday and capped fares to and from the 19 affected airports.
United Airlines told CNN on Saturday morning affected customers could reschedule their flights for free.