Airlines cancel hundreds of flights across eastern Caribbean
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According to The Associated Press, Delta is not alone. Major airlines “canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region” on January 3 and “warned passengers that the disruptions could continue for days” due to the FAA’s restrictions in the wake of the U.S. action in Venezuela.
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga and her family are stranded in Aruba after ringing in the new year in the Southern Caribbean country. The Gorgas were set to return home to New Jersey but all flights have been canceled due to the unrest in nearby Venezuela.
Explore budget-friendly flights to Aruba, St. Thomas and Cancún this winter, with round-trip fares as low as $210 from Kennedy Airport.
The Venezuelan anti‑aircraft unit at La Carlota air base in Caracas was one of the key sites that came under attack in pre-dawn strikes on Saturday (January 3) when the U.S. carried out an operation to capture the country's president Nicolas Maduro.