Dozens of flights canceled at O'Hare due to Maduro's capture in Venezuela
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Key Points:
- Dozens of flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport and other locations due to the U.S. capture and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday.
- The operation disrupted Caribbean travel during a busy period, with no flights crossing Venezuelan airspace and hundreds of cancellations across the eastern Caribbean region.
- The Federal Aviation Administration imposed temporary airspace restrictions around Puerto Rico's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport due to security concerns linked to military activity in Venezuela, suspending most U.S. commercial flights to and from the airport.
- Airlines waived change fees for affected passengers, and normal air traffic resumed by 11 p.m. Saturday after the FAA lifted the restrictions.
- In total, 46 flights were
