Overview
- The FAA issued a NOTAM advising that Venezuelan and nearby airspace may pose danger to civil aviation at all altitudes.
- It cautions that risks extend to overflight as well as takeoff and landing in the affected areas.
- Airlines were asked to provide detailed flight plans to the FAA at least 72 hours in advance for operations in the region.
- Reuters reporting, cited by Japanese media, says American Airlines and Delta have suspended routes over Venezuela.
- The warning follows months of U.S. actions framed as anti-narcotics, including strikes on suspected smuggling vessels and deployment of a carrier strike group with roughly 15,000 personnel.