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American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, and United Airlines have cancelled flights throughout the Caribbean today after the United States attacked Venezuela and took its President and his wife into custody. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered commercial aircraft to avoid airspace in parts of the region and these airlines have issued travel waivers as a result.
American Airlines
American Airlines has issued a travel waiver for the Caribbean. Travelers must be on an American Airlines flight, booked in any fare class (including Basic Economy), bought your ticket by January 2nd, were scheduled to travel January 3rd or 4th, can travel January 2nd to 9th, and are not changing your origin or departure city, and rebook in the same cabin or pay the fare difference. More information can be found here.
Delta Air Lines
Delta was the last US airline to add a waiver. Its impacted travel dates include January 3rd to 6th. Tickets must be reissued by January 9th and travel must be by the same. More details can be found here.
JetBlue Airways
Passengers may rebook their flights for travel through Saturday, January 10th prior to the departure time of their originally scheduled flight. Customers with cancelled flights may also opt for a refund to the original form of payment. Original travel must have been booked before Saturday, January 3rd. More information can be found here.
Southwest Airlines
Passengers with reservations to, from, or through the cities listed above on the corresponding dates who want to alter their travel plans may rebook or travel standby (within 14 days of their original date of travel between the original city pairs) without paying a change in airfare. If the flight is canceled or significantly delayed by Southwest Airlines and you choose to cancel your trip as a result, you may be eligible for a refund for the unused ticket (even if a ticket was non-refundable) and any optional travel charges on unused tickets. More information can be found here.
Spirit Airlines
Passengers booked on flights on January 3rd or 4th will have change fees and fare differences waived through January 11th. More information can be found here.
United Airlines
Passengers booked before January 2nd can reschedule their trips and United will waive change fees and fare differences. The new flights must be operated by United and depart between January 6th and January 13th. Tickets must be in the same cabin and between the same cities as originally booked. More information can be found here.
No US airlines have flown to/from Caracas Maiquetía “Simón Bolívar” International Airport (CCS) since American ceased service in 2019. While these other islands are not impacted directly by the actions taken in Venezuela, the airspace is closed in parts of the region.
Anthony’s Take: You might want to rethink them if you have plans to travel to the Caribbean in the near future. This story is still developing and we’ll need to see what happens next in the region.
(Image Credits: American, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United, and structuresxx via iStock.)
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