"At Puerto Rico's San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), 200 flights were canceled on Saturday, which was about 58% of its total schedule, according to FlightAware data. At Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) on the US Virgin Island of St. Thomas, there were 56 flights canceled on Saturday which accounted for 66% of its total flights, FlightAware shows."
"However, the agency has replaced the ban on US passenger planes in the region with an advisory NOTAM that will remain in effect until February 2. That alert does not prohibit airliners from flying in the region, but tells them to exercise caution due to military activity "for flights around Curaçao, San Juan, Maiquetia and Piarco Flight Information Regions," according to the Miami Herald."
US military action in Venezuela led the FAA to issue a NOTAM closing most Caribbean airspace to US passenger planes, causing widespread cancellations. The restrictions accompanied a large-scale raid in Caracas aimed at capturing Nicolas Maduro. After the airspace was restricted late on January 2, hundreds of US flights were canceled on January 3, including 200 cancellations (about 58% of schedule) at San Juan (SJU) and 56 cancellations (66%) at St. Thomas (STT). The FAA let the ban expire at midnight Sunday and replaced it with an advisory NOTAM through February 2 urging caution for flights around Curaçao, San Juan, Maiquetia and Piarco Flight Information Regions. US carriers added flexible policies and extra flights, with American adding 43 additional flights totaling 7,000 seats.
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