Spanish Airlines Air Europa and Plus Ultra And the Venezuelans Estelar and Laser have canceled their scheduled flights this week between Madrid and Caracas After the warning issued last Friday by the American aviation authorities, which urged… “Be careful” When flying over the South American and southern Caribbean country in the face of a “potentially dangerous situation in the region.”
sources air europa, Which provides five frequencies weekly to the Latin American country, as they explained Monday to the Spanish agency Evie After the decision to cancel its operations with Venezuela, Flights between Madrid and Caracas will resume “when conditions are suitable.”
For its part, sources said In addition to ultra, Which operates between Madrid and Caracas with three weekly frequencies Evie that at the moment, They have suspended the flight they were going to take on Tuesday and will see the rest of the operation on Wednesday Between the two capitals.
Therefore, no flight to Venezuela will leave Madrid Barajas Airport on Tuesday, as well as on Monday, as neither of them operates on that day, while Iberiawhich does just that (contains 5 frequencies per week), It announced last Saturday that it had canceled its operations with Caracas.
Air Europe and Plus Ultra join other European and Latin American airlines that have canceled operations: Spanish IberiaPortuguese handleColombian AviancaTrinidadian CaribbeanBrazilian goalChilean Latam And Turkish Turkish Airlines.
In addition, Venezuelan airlines announced a temporary suspension of their activity on the Caracas-Madrid route. excellent (Between 24 and 28 November) and Laser (Halifa Plus Ultra), which rescheduled its departure from Madrid, scheduled for Monday to Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan state company Conviasa This came in a statement on Instagram All its national and international flights are “operating completely normally.”
Last Friday, the US Aviation Authority urged airlines to do so “Extreme caution” in the face of what it considers a “potentially dangerous situation in the region”This notice coincides with the military deployment ordered by North American President Donald Trump in Caribbean waters near Venezuela to pressure the government of Nicolas Maduro.
For her part, Ener Published, at the request of the State Aviation Safety Agency (AESA), that until next December 1, it is strongly recommended for Spanish civil aviation operators Do not take any flights In the airspace within the Spruce Zone Maiquetia (SVZM), which includes The entire Venezuelan territory extends to the Caribbean Sea.
This recommendation is due to the potential risks to civil aviation due to Increased military activity, anti-aircraft weapons capable of reaching all heights, and lack of coordination between the parties to the conflict, According to the text I was able to access Evie.
With information from EFE