MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) – Flights to and from the Caribbean had been cancelled as a result of Federal Aviation Administration closing airspace in and round Venezuela after the seize of Nicolas Maduro Saturday.
Due to the closing of airspace, flights in Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports had been cancelled Saturday.
Many vacationers at Miami International Airport had been left pissed off as a result of cancellations.
“I have been here for hours and hours and hours. it’s a six hour line to even get an answer, three different people are giving me the wrong answer.” stated Terry, a passenger at Miami International Airport.
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Airport additionally skilled delays, with some airways waiving charges for passengers who needed to reschedule as a result of occasions in Venezuela.
The restrictions on airspace ended at midnight Sunday, reopening airspace for flights to journey via.
According to FlightAware, 107 flights had been cancelled Saturday at MIA as a result of airspace restrictions over Venezuela and the southern Caribbean, which resulted in baggage supply delays and rebooking congestion. There had been 191 delays and 9 cancellations at MIA, in addition to 177 delays and 18 cancellations at FLL Sunday.
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