NEW YORK, United States — Air travel disruptions are expected to last for days as hundreds of flights scheduled for the Caribbean have been cancelled by major United States (US) airlines following a US military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

According to an ABC7 New York report, citing FlightRadar24.com, no flights were crossing over Venezuela on Saturday.

Earlier, the US Federal Aviation Administration notified commercial airlines to avoid Caribbean airspace, citing a “potentially hazardous situation”. It said the closure was issued due to “safety-of-flight risks associated with ongoing military activity”.

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Cancellations have affected flights to several countries close to Venezuela, including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Aruba and others, with airlines waiving change fees for passengers who have to reschedule their flights this weekend, the report said.

A temporary airspace restriction was also imposed on Puerto Rico’s international airport.

Major carrier JetBlue said it cancelled 215 Caribbean flights due to the military activity, although service to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic remained unaffected.

United and Southwest also reported schedule adjustments in response to the situation. Southwest cancelled flights to Aruba on Saturday and suspended service to Puerto Rico until late afternoon, while flights to the Dominican Republic continued as scheduled.

American Airlines said it is waiving change fees for travel to and from roughly 20 island destinations, including Anguilla, Antigua, Curaçao, Saint Lucia, and the US and British Virgin Islands, the report said.

Likewise, Delta has issued a travel waiver for customers travelling to or from 13 affected airports through Tuesday.