Airlines restore Caribbean flights after airspace restrictions lifted
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Key Points:
- United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and other carriers resumed flights to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean after U.S. aviation authorities lifted temporary airspace restrictions following U.S. strikes on Venezuela.
- The restrictions expired at midnight Eastern time, allowing airlines to restore most scheduled services and update their flight schedules accordingly.
- The Federal Aviation Administration's order to avoid parts of the region on Saturday caused hundreds of flight cancellations, affecting thousands of travelers during the New Year holiday period.
- Airlines including United, Delta, Frontier, American, Southwest, and JetBlue waived change fees and fare differences for affected customers rebooking flights later in the month.
- The incident highlighted how military actions can rapidly disrupt civilian air travel, although major U.S. airlines
