For airline planners and distribution partners, the revocation of permits and the simultaneous safety advisories from key markets such as the United States and Spain raise operational, commercial, and passenger-handling challenges. Airlines have prioritized the protection of passengers and crew members, avoiding flights in high-risk areas.
Network and sales teams are now working with constrained capacity and disrupted schedules, while maintaining future market options. The airlines reaffirm their commitment to the market and their willingness to restore service safely and efficiently as soon as conditions allow, with a focus on those passengers who have been directly affected by this situation that is beyond the airlines’ control.
IATA and its members reiterate their willingness to cooperate with the relevant authorities to seek solutions that ensure air safety and preserve Venezuela’s connectivity with the rest of the world. For global and regional carriers, this cooperation will be essential to define clear operational conditions, risk assessments, and timelines for any potential resumption of service.
From a policy and regulatory standpoint, clarity from the authorities is now critical for network planning, interline coordination, and passenger reaccommodation. We also urge the government authorities to provide timely clarification on the recommendations and conditions that have been communicated and which have resulted in the temporary suspension of services to and from Venezuela.
For travel trade professionals, tour operators, consolidators, and corporate travel managers, the situation underscores the need for close monitoring of Venezuela-related itineraries, flexible rebooking policies, and proactive communication with affected passengers until regulatory and safety conditions are clarified.