The Venezuelan government on Wednesday implemented sanctions against six international airlines that had suspended their operations to Caracas. The measure came into effect after a 48-hour deadline that President Nicolás Maduro's government gave the companies to resume their flights expired.
The companies affected are Iberia, TAP, Turkish Airlines, Avianca, Latam Colombia, and Gol. All had cancelled their routes after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning last Friday asking commercial airlines to exercise extreme caution when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean.
