International airlines increasingly cancelled flights to Venezuela on Sunday after the US Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots to use caution when flying in the country’s airspace because of worsening security and heightened military activity.
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Marisela de Loaiza, president of the Airlines Association in Venezuela, said six carriers have indefinitely suspended flights: TAP, LATAM, Avianca, Iberia, Gol and Caribbean. Turkish Airlines suspended flights from November 24 to 28.
She did not specify how long the flight suspensions would last.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote on social media on Sunday that “there must be regular flights to all Latin American countries and from Latin America and the world”.
“Countries are not blocked, because blocking countries means blocking people and that is a crime against humanity,” Petro added.
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On Friday, the FAA warned pilots that unspecified threats “could pose a potential risk to aircraft at all altitudes” as well as planes taking off and landing in the country and even aircraft on the ground.