Airlines canceled flights throughout much of the Caribbean on Saturday after the US Federal Aviation Administration ordered commercial aircraft to avoid airspace in parts of the region.
The total closure order is currently set for a 24-hour window, though officials have warned that this could be extended indefinitely, depending on the security situation on the ground.
As a result, travelers across the Americas and the Caribbean are facing unprecedented disruption as flight corridors over San Juan in Puerto Rico, Curaçao and Piarco in Trinidad & Tobago as well as the entirety of Venezuela have been ordered shut by U.S. and regional aviation authorities.
According to flight tallies from FlightAware and carriers' sites, U.S. airlines canceled dozens of flights to airports in Puerto Rico and Aruba.
JetBlue, which has a large operation in the Caribbean, said it canceled about 215 flights due to airspace closures across the Caribbean, related to military activity.
The airline noted that flights to the Dominican Republic and Jamaica were not affected by government restrictions.
All Air France flights to Martinique, Guadeloupe and Saint Martin have also been cancelled.
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