Venezuela revokes permits for six international carriers after flight suspensions amid US tensions

Venezuela has revoked the operating permits of six international airlines — Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM, Turkish Airlines and GOL — after they suspended flights to Caracas following FAA safety warnings amid rising US–Venezuela tensions. Published in Official Gazette No. 43264, the move deepens the country's connectivity crisis.

Discovered 2025-11-27T01:04:17.751529-08:00 | 2025-11-27T01:04:17.751529-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Six carriers — Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM, Turkish Airlines and GOL — lost operating rights after suspending services in response to FAA safety advisories, removing scheduled international connectivity and complicating network planning. See the FAA warning and carrier suspensions: https://hype.aero/?story=d9913f7b-c06f-4861-8583-7198df54afd6

  • The revocations follow operational and safety concerns tied to military activity and infrastructure at Caracas airport, which have already raised NOTAMs and constrained business aviation access: https://hype.aero/?story=9262ef25-3a48-40fd-8b70-1ad7c638ed89

  • The action must be viewed alongside recent military encounters and contested airspace incidents that increase overflight risk and operational uncertainty for carriers serving Venezuela: https://hype.aero/?story=89f6f90f-a8b4-46a0-a69f-d66ba111dc23

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2025-11-27T01:04:17.751529-08:00
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