Sun. 12/28/2025-09:24
The Spain-Venezuela flight connection will remain at a minimum until at least mid-January
Flight operations between Spain and Venezuela will remain at a minimum, at least until mid-January, when a month has already passed since the first suspension of flights following the recommendations in this regard from the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (AESA). Following the first recommendation of the US authority, the AESA published its notices in the same direction in the last week of November, which led to first Iberia, then Air Europa and Plus Ultra suspending their flights between Madrid and Caracas until December 31st. Flight operations between Spain and Venezuela will remain at a minimum at least until mid-January, when a month has already passed since the first suspension of flights following the recommendations in this regard from the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (AESA). Following the first recommendation of the US authority, the AESA published its notices in the same direction in the last week of November, which led to first Iberia, then Air Europa and Plus Ultra suspending their flights between Madrid and Caracas until December 31st.
Last Tuesday, AESA issued a new “high recommendation” not to fly over the area at least until January 31st; and both Iberia and Plus Ultra have announced the suspension of their flights until that date, while Air Europa has suspended them until at least January 18th.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned at the beginning of December about the risks of operating in Venezuela until January 31st.
The FAA recommended in late November that airlines not fly over the Maiquetía area (Venezuelan-controlled airspace that includes part of the southern and eastern Caribbean) and urged airlines to “exercise caution” amid a “potentially dangerous situation in the region” after the North American military deployed to the region to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Last Tuesday, AESA issued a new “high recommendation” not to fly over the area at least until January 31st; and both Iberia and Plus Ultra have announced the suspension of their flights until that date, while Air Europa has suspended them until at least January 18th.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned at the beginning of December about the risks of operating in Venezuela until January 31st.
The FAA recommended in late November that airlines not fly over the Maiquetía area (Venezuelan-controlled airspace that includes part of the southern and eastern Caribbean) and urged airlines to “exercise caution” amid a “potentially dangerous situation in the region” after the North American military deployed to the region to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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