{"id":14441,"date":"2026-01-04T15:26:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14441"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:26:07","slug":"canceled-flights-in-caribbean-set-to-resume-after-us-strikes-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=14441","title":{"rendered":"Canceled flights in Caribbean set to resume after US strikes Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Passengers wait at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport as all flights are cancelled following US military action in Venezuela, on Jan. 3, 2026, in Carolina, Puerto Rico.\u00a9\u00a0MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO, AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Air travel in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico<\/a> will resume at midnight Jan. 4 after hundreds of flights were canceled in the wake of the United States conducting military strikes in Venezuela<\/a> and capturing the country\u2019s leader, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Jan. 3 post on X, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy<\/a> said airspace restrictions would expire and flights can resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Airlines are informed, and will update their schedules quickly. Please continue to work with your airline if your flight was affected by the restrictions,” Duffy wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier on Jan. 3, the airspace in Puerto Rico was restricted and flights from Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International Airport in the island\u2019s capital, San Juan, were canceled, the airport said in a statement<\/a>. At least 150 flights heading out of that airport, which is the Caribbean’s busiest hub, were canceled, according to FlightAware<\/a>. An additional 140 flights headed to San Juan were canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other airports in Puerto Rico, including those in Ceiba, Aguadilla, Ponce, Isla Grande, Vieques and Culebra, also canceled flights, according to Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Norberto Negr\u00f3n D\u00edaz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer Gonz\u00e1lez described the closure as a national security measure during a radio interview, as reported by local news outlet El Nuevo D\u00eda<\/a>. She added that local agencies were coordinating with federal partners to manage airport and cargo operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several airlines have said they have canceled flights to other locations in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JetBlue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JetBlue on Saturday, Jan. 3, said<\/a> flights in more than one dozen cities in the Caribbean were impacted due to airspace restrictions. The airline said the cities impacted included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n