{"id":4357,"date":"2025-12-04T22:20:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4357"},"modified":"2025-12-04T22:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:20:32","slug":"last-foreign-carriers-halt-flights-to-venezuela-after-trumps-airspace-ban-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4357","title":{"rendered":"Last foreign carriers halt flights to Venezuela after Trump\u2019s airspace ban | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Copa, Wingo, Satena, and Boliviana halt Venezuela flights, citing navigation signal issues and safety concerns.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Passport-photo-1748970679.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p><strong>Bogota, Colombia<\/strong> \u2013 The last international airlines flying to Venezuela have suspended routes to the country, days after United States President Donald Trump declared the South American country\u2019s airspace closed.<\/p>\n<p>Panamanian carrier Copa and its Colombian budget subsidiary Wingo announced Wednesday evening that routes to Caracas would be suspended on December 4 and 5, while Colombian state airline Satena and Bolivian flagship carrier Boliviana de Aviacion also cancelled flights on Thursday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cDue to intermittent problems today with one of the navigation signals during its flight to Caracas\u2026 [Copa and Wingo] took the preventative decision to temporarily suspend flights to and from this city,\u201d wrote Copa and Wingo in statements.<\/p>\n<p>The companies added that the interruptions \u201cat no time compromised operational safety\u201d, with a spokesperson telling Al Jazeera that aircraft from both carriers had been affected by the signal problems.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Colombian government airline Satena suspended its route to Valencia\u00a0 \u2013 Venezuela\u2019s third-largest city \u2013 while Boliviana also cancelled its flight to Caracas. Neither has made a public statement at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>Following the suspensions, no international carriers are flying to Venezuela, although several national airlines continue to operate international routes.<\/p>\n<p>The suspensions also follow a 90-day warning issued on November 21 by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of risks to commercial planes flying in Venezuelan airspace, which prompted several major carriers to suspend flights.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA cited \u201cthe worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela\u201d amid a massive build-up of US forces in the Southern Caribbean.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"so-much-uncertainty\">\u2018So much uncertainty\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, Trump unilaterally declared Venezuelan airspace \u201cclosed in its entirety\u201d. Copa, Wingo, Satena and Boliviana were the only international carriers to continue routes to Venezuela following these warnings.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellations dealt a fresh blow to members of Venezuela\u2019s diaspora who had already faced travel disruptions to plans to return home for the holidays. Others who had already been visiting the country are now struggling to return home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people have shared their concerns over the cancellation of these flights,\u201d said Juan Carlos Viloria Doria, vice president of Venezuelans in Barranquilla, a network of migrants in Colombia. \u201cAt this time of year in particular, people want to reunite with their family and friends for Christmas. It is unfortunate that due to the political situation, Venezuelans must live with so much uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cancellations complicate travel plans, especially for those in Venezuela who may have to undertake risky overland journeys.<\/p>\n<p>Viloria called on Venezuelans to plan journeys in coordination with family, friends, and migrant networks, as well as to consult official information from government sources.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia\u2019s Venezuelan migrant community of roughly 2.8 million is the largest in the world, and many are waiting with bated breath as tensions grow between Washington and Caracas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copa, Wingo, Satena, and Boliviana halt Venezuela flights, citing navigation signal issues and safety concerns. 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