San Juan. Authorities in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago —neighboring countries of Venezuela— have reported this Sunday that their airspace continues to operate normally, despite the United States’ announcement of a declared closure over Venezuelan airspace.
The Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Egbert Field, stated in a statement that “Guyana’s airspace is open” and noted that domestic and international flights – both to and from his country – will not be affected.
Regarding Trinidad and Tobago, the Ministry of Defence clarified that local, regional, and international airlines continue to operate without interruption, allowing travelers to continue planning their flights as normal.
This announcement comes after US President Donald J. Trump warned —through a message on his social network— pilots and airlines to consider the airspace over Venezuela and its surroundings as “completely closed.” That declaration generated uncertainty in neighboring countries and on transit routes to the Caribbean.
Faced with this, the government of Venezuela reacted with firm rejection, calling the warning an attempt to “give orders and threaten the sovereignty” of the country, and considering it a hostile, unilateral act incompatible with international law.
