Air Europe and Plus Ultra analyze what to do in Venezuela and Iberia keeps flights suspended until Tuesday

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Air Europe and Plus Ultra are analyzing their upcoming operations in Venezuela after the suspension of flights by Iberia and other airlines due to the situation in the country.

Iberia suspended its flights to Venezuela until Tuesday, joining other companies such as TAP, Aviaca, Gol, Latam and Turkish Airlines that also canceled their flights.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has urged extreme caution when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean due to the potentially dangerous situation, coinciding with a US military deployment in the region.

Plus Ultra is considering alternatives such as operating with stops to change crew and comply with safety rules, while Air Europe has not yet decided whether to resume its flights.

The airlines Air Europe and Plus Ultra are analyzing what to do with their operations in Venezuela after the suspension of flights by Iberia and other companies due to the situation in the country and the US indication of the danger of flying over the region.

For this reason, Iberia announced last Saturday that it had suspended its flights to the country. The decision remains until tomorrow, Tuesday.

“At the moment, flights are suspended today and tomorrow. We are analyzing the situation at all times.” Company sources refer to EL ESPAÑOL-Invertia. Therefore, extending the cancellation of flights is not ruled out.

Iberia also joined Portugal’s TAP, Colombia’s Avianca, Brazil’s GOL, Chile’s LATAM, and Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines.

Neither Air Europe nor Plus Ultra has made this decision. However, they have been analyzing the situation since Tuesday, flying flights to the area.

In the case of the Globalia subsidiary, which has no operations in the country today, it is considering what to do to make a decision throughout the day.

As in Plus Ultra. ““Our operations department is evaluating the different options available.”Sources at the airline told this newspaper.

Company It takes into account possibilities such as working through an intermediate point that allows them to implement a crew change Comply with all regulations.

All flights were announced to be canceled following notification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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The agency urged commercial flights to “Be careful” When he flew over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean before what he considered “A Potentially dangerous situation In the region.”

This notice to airlines with flights to Venezuela coincides with A large military deployment from Washington In the region to put pressure on the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro.

In its letter, the FAA warned of a “potentially dangerous situation at the FIR of Maiquetia,” the airport that serves Caracas and Venezuela’s main air terminal.