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The United States lifted airspace restrictions implicit the Caribbean precocious connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) aft barring commercialized flights during a U.S. subject cognition that led to the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Mr. Maduro and his woman were flown by chopper to New York City, wherever they look drug-trafficking and weapons charges.
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They were seized by U.S. peculiar forces during a pre-dawn onslaught successful which aerial strikes pounded sites successful and astir the Venezuelan superior Caracas precocious connected Saturday.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said successful a station connected societal media level X that the archetypal restrictions expired astatine 12:00 a.m. (0500 GMT), erstwhile flights could resume arsenic scheduled.
“Airlines are informed, and volition update their schedules quickly,” Mr. Duffy said.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration notified commercialized airlines connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) to debar Caribbean airspace, citing a “potentially hazardous situation.”
The announcement said the closure was issued owed to “safety-of-flight risks associated with ongoing subject activity.”
