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Thousands of Americans Stranded in Caribbean After Venezuela Raid

Inside EditionJanuary 8, 20261 min213,347 views
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Travel Chaos in the Caribbean

  • ✈️ Thousands of Americans are stranded across the Caribbean due to flight cancellations.
  • ⚠️ The disruption stems from the US raid in Venezuela and the subsequent closure of San airspace for military operations.

Personal Accounts of Disruption

  • 🏝️ Travelers in Aruba, Puerto Rico, and Bonaire report all flights being cancelled.
  • ✈️ Cameron Buttric and her father Brian were able to rebook on a direct flight from Curacao after Delta released new seats.
  • ✈️ Real estate consultant Charlie Lewis Jr. experienced chaos in Bonaire, with representatives stating that all travel from Europe, America, and Canada was shut down.

Airline Responses to Backlog

  • 📈 American Airlines has added 7,000 extra seats to help alleviate the backlog.
  • 📈 Delta has added 2,600 seats.
  • 📈 United and Southwest are also working to add more flights to assist stranded passengers.
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Travel DisruptionsCaribbean TravelVenezuela RaidFlight CancellationsArubaPuerto RicoBonaireCuracaoAmerican AirlinesDelta AirlinesUnited AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesAirspace Closure
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