US airlines cancelled flights to and from Venezuela following a Federal Aviation Administration advisory that urged operators to remain cautious due to the rising standoff between the US and Nicolas Maduro’s regime.

Airlines such as Colombia’s Avianca, Tap - Transportes Aereos Portugueses, Lan Airlines, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA and Caribbean Airlines Ltd halted flights to and from Venezuela on Saturday, Bloomberg reported, citing a text message from the head of Venezuela’s airlines association. Meanwhile, Iberia Lineas Aereas de España from Spain will suspend flights from Monday, while others will continue to operate.

“Some civil aircraft recently reported GNSS interference while transiting the SVZM FIR, which, in some cases, caused lingering effects throughout the flight. GNS

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