A number of international carriers canceled flights to and from Venezuela Saturday after a warning from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of a “potentially hazardous situation” in the region.

TAP Air Portugal said it had canceled its flights through Caracas for Saturday and Tuesday, telling Reuters, “This decision follows information issued by the United States aviation authorities, which indicates that safety conditions in Venezuelan airspace are not guaranteed.”

Iberia Airlines of Spain said it was canceling its flights to Venezuela indefinitely starting Monday.

“The company will assess the situation to decide when to resume flights to that country,” the airline told Reuters .

South American airlines Gol out of Brazil and Colombia’s Avianca also canceled their Caracas fl

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