US lifts Caribbean airspace curbs after attack on Venezuela

The United States has advised airlines its Caribbean airspace curbs will expire at midnight ET (0500 GMT) and flights could resume as schedules are quickly updated, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Saturday, Reuters reported. 

The comments on X followed the cancelation of hundreds of flights by major airlines after the US attack on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro.

Key carriers United Airlines ‍and ⁠Delta were readying to resume flights to the Caribbean by Sunday, according to Reuters.