Maduro ordena un "plan especial" para el retorno de venezolanos varados en otros países

Maduro ordena un “plan especial” para el retorno de venezolanos varados en otros países President Nicolás Maduro has ordered a special plan to repatriate Venezuelans stranded abroad following flight suspensions triggered by US security alerts for Venezuelan airspace and the Caribbean. The Venezuelan government denounces these actions as illegitimate and accuses the US government of acting on a request from opposition leader María Corina Machado. Several international airlines have suspended flights to Venezuela, leading the Venezuelan government to revoke the operating permits of some, while others continue to fly.

• Venezuela has initiated a special plan to repatriate citizens stranded internationally.
• Flight suspensions were caused by US security alerts regarding Venezuelan airspace and the Caribbean.
• President Maduro ordered the repatriation plan and accused the US of acting on opposition leader María Corina Machado’s request.
• The US FAA had previously advised extreme caution when flying over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean.
• Several international airlines, including Iberia and Turkish Airlines, suspended flights to Venezuela.
• Venezuela revoked operating permits for some airlines that did not resume flights within 48 hours.
• Some airlines and local carriers continue to operate flights to and from Venezuela.