US President Donald Trump has declared that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.
Trump, in a post social media platform, Truth Social, said this afternoon: ‘To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.’
Flights to the South American country are still listed by airlines and on booking platforms.
Tensions are high between the US and Venezuela as the American military continues an offensive that has included strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific this month.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently advised pilots to ‘exercise caution’ near Venezuela’s airspace due to the ‘worsening security situation and heightened military activity’.
The US Department of State issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning to Americans seeking to jet to Venezuela in May, which is still in force.
The warning states: ‘Do not travel to or remain in Venezuela due to the high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.’
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