Maduro ordena un “plan especial” para el retorno de venezolanos varados en otros países The Venezuelan government has ordered a special plan to repatriate citizens stranded abroad due to flight suspensions, following a US warning to exercise extreme caution when flying over Venezuelan airspace. President Maduro’s administration views the US actions as illegitimate and an attempt at intimidation, potentially linked to a request from opposition leader María Corina Machado. Several airlines have suspended flights to Venezuela, leading the government to revoke permits for some, while others continue operations.

• Venezuela is implementing a “special plan” to repatriate citizens stranded abroad.
• The plan follows a US warning urging airlines to “exercise extreme caution” when flying over Venezuelan airspace.
• The Venezuelan government accuses the US of acting on a request from opposition leader María Corina Machado.
• US President Donald Trump warned airlines and pilots that Venezuelan airspace would remain “entirely closed.”
• Venezuela condemned Trump’s statement as a threat of force, prohibited by the UN Charter.
• Several airlines, including Iberia and Turkish Airlines, suspended flights to Venezuela.
• Venezuela revoked traffic permits for airlines that did not resume operations within 48 hours.
• Some airlines, both international and local, continue to operate flights to Venezuela.