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President Donald Trump ordered airlines on Saturday to consider the airspace above Venezuela closed.
“To all airlines, pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers: please consider the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela closed in its entirety,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump’s comments come about a week after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned airlines about this flying over Venezuela. The FAA issued a notice urging airlines to “exercise caution” due to the “potentially dangerous situation” in the region.
“Operators are advised to exercise caution when operating in the Maiquetia Flight Information Area at all altitudes due to the deteriorating security situation and increased military activity in or around Venezuela,” the spokesperson said. That’s what FAA guidance had said.
SOME INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CANCEL VENEZUELA FLIGHTS AFTER FAA WARNING OVER SAFETY CONCERNS
President Donald Trump takes part in a phone call with military personnel on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 27, 2025. (Anna Rose Layden/Reuters/Reuters)
“Threats may pose a potential risk to aircraft at all altitudes, including during overflight, the arrival and departure phases of flight, and/or airports and aircraft on the ground,” it added, asking airlines to notify the FAA at least 72 hours in advance if they plan to fly through the area.
Some international airlines subsequently canceled their flights to Venezuela after warning from the FAA.
FAA WARNS AIRLINES ABOUT FLYING OVER VENEZUELA: ‘POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION’
A Venezuelan Navy coast guard boat operates off the Caribbean coast on September 11, 2025. (Juan Carlos Hernandez/Reuters/Reuters)
Direct flights by U.S. passenger and cargo carriers to Venezuela have been suspended since 2019, but some airlines still fly over the country on their South American routes. to Reuters.
“Since September 2025, there has been an increase in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference in the Maiquetia Flight Information Region (SVZM FIR), as well as activities related to Venezuela’s increasing military readiness,” the spokesperson said. FAA said that too.
Spain’s Iberia Airlines said it was canceling its flights to Venezuela indefinitely. (Reuters/Isabel Infantes/File Photo / Reuters)
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“Some civil aircraft recently reported GNSS interference while passing the SVZM FIR, in some cases causing lingering effects during flight. GNSS jammers and spoofers can impact aircraft up to 250 nautical miles and can affect a wide range of critical communications, navigation, surveillance and safety equipment on aircraft,” the FAA continued.
