The US Department of Homeland Security has announce on Wednesday that all flights between the United States and Venezuela are indefinitely suspended. Officials are saying this is because of security concerns.
When the Trump Administration was dialing up talk of an invasion of
Venezuela, they were gradually cutting off all US-Venezuela contacts.
This is clearly a continuation of that, as the flight halt is being
presented as primarily because the Maduro government isn’t letting US
officials inspect their airports.
This seems to be a permanent until regime change situation, with
officials saying the flights will be suspended until “if and when the
conditions in Venezuela change.” President Trump is demanded regime
change in Venezuela.
This flight ban impacts both commercial and cargo flights. It’s not
clear how many that wound impact, however, as American Airlines and
Delta Airlines had already halted flights to Venezuela earlier in the
administration’s dialing up of tensions.
US Suspends All Flights Between US and Venezuela
DHS officials claim 'safety and security concerns'
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