Venezuela's air transport system has been reduced to an aging fleet of roughly 20 commercial aircraft, as U.S. pressure on Nicolás Maduro's regime prompts international airlines to suspend service and reroute flights, according to industry data and travel officials consulted by The Wall Street Journal.
The contraction follows warnings from U.S. authorities about heightened military activity around Venezuela, which have led more than a dozen foreign carriers to halt operations to the country. The Federal Aviation Administration cautioned operators in November about a "potentially hazardous situation," and President Donald Trump later said Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed, though Washington has not formally imposed a no-fly zone.
