Caracas Blocks Six Major Airlines After Flight Suspensions Linked to US Warnings
Six major international airlines lost their operating rights in Venezuela after missing a deadline to restart flights halted due to US warnings about increasing military activity.
The civil aviation authority announced immediate bans on Iberia, TAP Portugal, Gol, Latam, Avianca and Turkish Airlines. The move comes as the US positions its largest regional force since 1989, including the USS Gerald Ford and 15,000 troops, close to Venezuela.
Washington says the deployment targets drug trafficking, while Venezuela claims it is a pretext to overthrow Maduro. Efforts by IATA to ease tensions failed.
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