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Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in San Juan announced Saturday that it has suspended most commercial flights to and from the Puerto Rican capital operated by US airlines for at least 24 hours following the US military attack on Venezuela.
According to a statement from the airport administration, in accordance with a safety order issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), “the airspace covering Puerto Rico is temporarily restricted to U.S. airlines.”
“This measure responds to air safety considerations related to military activity in Venezuela and is not associated with any situation within the airport or with Puerto Rico directly,” emphasized the main airport of the Caribbean island.
And, as a result of this federal provision, “most commercial flights to and from the airport, operated by U.S. airlines, are suspended or may be temporarily canceled.”
“Foreign airlines and military aircraft are not included in this restriction, in accordance with the authorizations established by the FAA,” he said.
“The measure has an initial validity of approximately 24 hours, subject to evaluation and possible extensions by federal authorities,” he added.
Given all of this, the San Juan airport administration urged passengers to check their flight status directly with their airline before going to the airport and to stay informed only through official channels.
“The Airport remains in constant communication with federal aeronautical authorities and will continue to promptly report any official updates,” he noted.
Why isn’t immigration camioncito out deporting all these illegal Venezuelans partying in santo domingo? We only deport dark skin now?
because we “darkies” are not even human beings, correct?
Quit talking like a Democrat.
You mean, quit talking like they’re intelligent?
Wow we know what color you are With a name like yours Anne lmao 🤣 ppl like you make me sad I’m even the same race and stop blaming the democrats! We have a president that’s not even a politician!!! Miss the days when you had to have some legal background! I’m not red blue left or right.. I’m for what’s going to give my children and grandchildren the better world… stop making the spotlight on himself and try to be a NORMAL PERSON like the rest of the world. Take criticism!!!!
Well years of politicians being in control have made the world what it is, full of corruption and the fact that some try to say it’s bad we have a president that isn’t a politician is a bad thing is a scary thing. Honestly having someone who isn’t entrenched in the political BS is the best thing. The only reason nothing gets done is the 2 party system is a shit sandwich, no matter which side you pick you get shit.
And what exactly is normal . You and anyone else who thinks like this is ignorant everyone has their own normal your normal may be weird or crazy to someone else and vice versa stop passing judgement on people who you don’t even know this is a really huge problem in society these days there is no real one normal normality is a joke normality is assimilation if someone is taught or exposed to a certain way of life they will believe firmly this is normal because it is all they know and because natural like habit for example if your power went out and you walk into a dark room and try to turn on the light switch because you are so used to doing so even though you know that the power is off
At least Anne isn’t hiding behind a pseudonym or using race as an excuse to be uninformed or rude, as you and a couple of others in this thread appear to be doing! Skin color has no bearing on intelligence or an ability to learn, the desire to improve yourself is really all you need. Go out and learn something. Don’t just sit and say poor darkie me. Change your life yourself!
Quit talking like a MAGAit
Quit talking like a Republican anne mills. What skin tone are you?
This is why racism will never end because you people constantly define us left right black white Republican Democrat. How about we are all human beings who wish just to have a decent life without all the drama without all the hate. And without a corrupt government trying to destroy our country hello
Jesus Christ died for everyone on this earth, not for one group of people
And where is he now? I forgot at the right hand of the father and still far away, I suppose! And if the African Christ STEPS UP You will as you did supposedly back then say its the Devil and we will have none of it and plea for a death but it will only come to the accusers as will also HELL FIRE!
You mean fellow American, right?
We all share DNA and we all bleed red. Regretfully, there are those who miss the joy of variety ❤️
Humanity started in Africa, we are the parents of humanity! Some respect is due!
If everyone would just do the right thing, the right way, and at the right time this type of conversation would not exist. That is what righteousness is: “Doing the right thing.”
The RD has strained relations with Venezuela. The Venezuelan folk in the RD are here for a reason, business, to avoid the economic stress of their home country, and/or to flee arrest from a regime that may have a grievance on them. The RD government could be sympathetic towards the latter group, thus holding back on deportations for the time being. Depending on how the administration of the government of Venezuela leans after Maduro’s removal may be a tell of how Venezuelan illegals will be dealt with in the RD. A barometer will be how soon the skies over Venezuela are opened and if origins of international flights arriving there are from countries that were voluntary or involuntary locked out.
Still no reason illegals are illegals no matter what other countries count that with US citizens so every country or US territory should too no matter the color of skin or nature
Because Venezuelans don’t want to take over our country. You Haitians are the invaders, not Venezuelans. They are our brothers and sisters ❤️
Correct, but Haiti is no more and this island is in your hands for now and tomorrow that may change. Haitians are going home with the Christ to Africa…good bye soon enough!
I have never met a dark skinned Puerto Rican. Get over your skin color bro. Grow up.
In flow of drugs to the U.S. the D.R. is in the top 10, and there is cocaine everywhere in this country and your stupid police and authorities who go along with it for the money as well, horrible situation…no wonder you have no one looking over your shoulder with Haiti, your a transporter, and the big question is wether or not it is time to invade this country AGAIN? The decision has been made….stand by
Dr don’t play around with drugs they will let you rot in prison no matter your passport unless you got millions
😂😂😂😂🖕🏼😂😂😂😂🇺🇸💪🏼
Invaded by who?
TRUMP AND THE HIGHER UPS! IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE HERE ALREADY AND APPEARS IT NEED TO HAPPEN AGAIN!
What is going on there? I was thinking you are Americans. 😂😂😂😂😂
Girl they basically are lol. I legit laughed when I heard my Puerto Rican friend first say “when I emigrated from PR…”. Like girl, you flew jet blue and stayed in the lounge, while flying on your US passport and using American dollars lol
DR is just a pig sty of left handed Hatians
I was soooo confused 😂😂
Puerto Rico is supposed to be a us trust and they have rights as Americans. This seems like they want to be communists
They can’t vote in u.s. elections. So, what rights?
Maybe they should apply for statehood!? Their choice.
Ask Hawaiians how they feel about statehood
Not at all good. And too many of these people commenting here really need to study some history if they think Puerto Rico gained any benefits from being a US territory. The US has gained ALL the benefits in that relationship.
Hawaiians are stuck in their past and not progressive much like it is here…can’t let go of yesterday and stuck in traditions/customs that have long since faded out….They are a beautiful people, but they have huge issues like Obesity and Tattoos everywhere and they dont study either, they just want to party and play dominoes like you Dominicans do and drink and drink and drink!
It’s complicated, they don’t vote and they also don’t pay most taxes. They’re been many votes to bring them in as the 51st state. Most Americans are very proud to call Puerto Ricans fellow Americans. Contrary to what you might think, most of us have a fondness of Cubans as well. Our Cuban American community are pretty awesome! Honestly we alreally wish things had gone different in the Americas in the last 150 years…
Once the move to the states they can vote. This only applies to the citizens living in the island.
They have a representative in the US Congress!
Puerto Rico is represented in the U.S. Congress by a single, non-voting official called the Resident Commissioner. Let’s not use Fox News logic and just take 10 seconds to think for yourself.
Sadly here in the US voting is an illusion.
big time!
They get alot of aid without having to pay a thing for it
WRONG! You REALLY need to study the history of how “fairly and fantastically” the US has been treating PR… https://youtu.be/E1eaHvvHL3s?si=TnRTkwC82B6w9lXC
just wait until tomorrow, you will really love what is coming to this region!
Not quite Puerto Rico is the wall blocking you Arab friends from coming to your backyard with a bear hug 🤗
They don’t pay federal taxes either but get billions in US tax dollars.
Educate yourself, please! https://youtu.be/E1eaHvvHL3s?si=TnRTkwC82B6w9lXC
Nope! May be they, like the rest of the world, are tired of being stomped on by US government. Someone has to take a stand against President Trump because it sure doesn’t look like anyone in Washington is going to
We elected Trump to deport BS.
No,(WE )didn’t! You did! And you are like the 51% of my country. Gotta be stupid!
lol, the logic of calling a country, YOUR country when, admittedly, you are in the minority and want to destroy that country. This is MY (the majority of voters) country. You are unhappy, understood. You refuse to quit crying like a baby, also understood. But also understand you have every right to GTFO. You cannot hate someone for the sake of hating them, while at the same time blame them for “hate”. It’s obtuse and hypocritical and quite childish. What will you morons cry about at the end of this term and the next Republican gets elected. Because let’s face it. The party of murdering children before they are born, defiling children’s bodies before they are of age and giving every single criminal a free pass into a new life has been categorically rejected and doesn’t stand a chance. If you think otherwise…then….”Gotta be stupid”
O, the Democrats, the Demoncrats, lovers of LGBT and the likes….liberal wayfares on a time rope, Obama included! Stand by
Yes we did. Liberalism is a mental disorder. We’re tired of your liberal bs. The US is tired of it. The world is tired of it.
you have never elected anyone….they are selected! you are really lost dude
Take a stand against trump? You all, including most mainstream media, have been standing against trump for going on 10+ years… You just can’t stop him because he is right and most Americans agree with him. Enjoy the next 3 years and while you are at it you might want to help change the lefts stance on a lot of things that Americans vote against 80/20. Like transgenderism and people pouring into our country carrying drugs and scamming our welfare system. Otherwise it will be another 4 years with JD Vance and he is way more articulate and likable than Trump!
None of what you have said is true.
100% of what he said is true.
Someone’s definitely wearing rose-colored glasses. Delusion has a way of doing that. SMH. And JD Vance and “articulate” don’t even belong in the same sentence lol
Says the people that voted for a degenerating, stumbling Joe Biden and a cackling moron in Harris. Yep your judgment is definitely valuable.
Convicted criminal felon trump has destroyed our relationships with Europe, Canada, Mexico and now most of Latin America. He’s a dictator who will lead us to ww3.
EXACTLY RIGHT! I stand with President Trump! He’s doing what I elected him to do! #PresidentTrump!
I STAND WITH TRUMP SO AWESOME I VOTED FOR HIM .AND I NEVER REGRETTED IT. …Best president ever
Trump is not to be played with, his Bosses mostly are on point…Latin America in the crosshairs? Put the blame to Puerto Rico, Columbia and D.R for this and Haiti is no more…its finished over there
Some Fox News logic over there… most people agree with Trump but his approval is at 36 percent? Why would anyone have to change their stance if there is a 80/20 majority? Who cares about trangenderism? Except people trying to control how others live their lives. The truth of it all is that Trump is an idiot. People that voted for him were misguided. Some of them realize it now, some don’t, and other just dont care that we have a lying, idiotic, pedophilic, felon running the country as long as he is doing and saying the things they are too afraid to because they want to seem like decent people.
Wow, the deeper the comments run, the dumber it gets. 36% of you liberals approve, those polls don’t ask most Americans. Most of us care very much about cross dressing and mutilation when it’s paraded in front of our children. And are the people that want EVERYONE on state sponsored food, healthcare, housing, and cash payments, so they can be controlled, seriously implying that we want to control how other people live. If not wanting criminals and perverts around our children meets the standard for controlling other people’s lives then the left is seriously the boogeyman you are hunting for. But hey disillusionment is powerful.
What is your obsession with fox news? All of you libtards are the same. You go from sight to sight saying the same exact things. You are parrots. You even parrot the same comments to this post. You all get your information from msnbc and then repeat it in the echo chamber. You are a self righteous bunch of fat impotent A holes. And, it’s hilarious to watch you implode.
Just like other critics of Trump, you offer no examples of what makes him bad. All you do is call him names as if you’re in the 3rd grade. If only we didn’t have hysterical liberals fighting against every single things he tries to do, we could actually have made much more progress. But no, you guys would still rather have Tim Walz in the office over Trump because of your TDS.
I truly do not have the time OR the space for ALL of the examples, but … pardoning all of the people who attacked police officers at the Capitol building (oh wait, isn’t Trump supposed to be the law enforcement president? NOT)! I was a police officer for 13 years and I DO NOT APPROVE of that message and don’t really feel like that makes Trump the law enforcement president! He continually said and continues to say he’s going to stop wars, drop grocery prices, cost of living expenses (usually in a day or even worse in 15 minutes of being president. He says he stops wars and doesn’t start them, while invading Venezuela (all of that to deflect from the Epstein files where he’s absolutely involved). He says he’s going to cut back on spending, but orders a a multimillion dollar parade for himself, is remodeling the White house (also multimillion dollars projects), is retrofitting a jet he illegally accepted from the guys that burned down the towers in New York, and renamed the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America!!! I guess most of you morons think that renaming the gulf was free, but NO!!! Not even close!!! It costs hundreds of millions of dollars to “just change the name!!!” EVERY mention of the Gulf of Mexico in all government documents and books now have to be changed and reprinted to now call it the Gulf of America!!! You wouldn’t think it would cost that much right?? But that IS THE PROBLEM!! You do NOT think and neither does Trump. You know the guy that has so much in common with the common American citizen. The one who DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT GROCERIES ARE. THAT says it ALL!!!!
Please do not speak for “most Americans”………..You may speak for yourself, but not me, not my friends, my family, my colleges, and my community. No one in my circle stands with Trump, he is out of his mind, corrupt, and does not abide by our Constitution and laws. He should be removed from office and so should everyone else he brought to power with him.
Trump did not win the popular vote in the US. That means that the majority of voters didn’t elect him and majority of voters don’t want him in office. Trump has made made my life more difficult economically and socially. I will vote to have him and his Republican party removed from office in the next election.
that will get it done for sure…ha ha ha
and maybe U think U are worthy of a righteous government? Romans 3:12
It’s laughable. Haven’t you hear there will be no 3 years. He is out soon enough. So is Bondi and Noem and Miller.. JD Vance isn’t likeable. He doesnt even like Trump. Vance called him stupid and a natzi. Nah im confident this regime will be out 2026 no three more years
I should be in position to take over by then if not tomorrow but that means EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE! And sadly many will die….and be thrown in hellfire as promised! So sad and too bad!
You are all illegal immigrants in the US, all the white people came to the US illegally, performed a genocide, brought in the colored people as slaves and then say that “you’re Americans and you’re against illegal immigration”. Even your president’s wife is an immigrant.
Btw: why are the Epstein files still not publicized? Is it because your beloved president is in it?
ok, white peoples (primarily) have taken away the old pagan and tribal world, *JEW POWER* and given us even this technology to enhance and improve our lives, do you give any thanks or regard? You think these essential improvement to our lives would have come about through tribal folks or pagan ones which greatly complicated life of yesterday?…and even more important than who is on the Epstein list is who has aborted their child, release those names for sexing is not equal to MURDER or infanticide…BET YOU FALL SILENT ON THAT ONE!
But they love food stamp papi . No work section 8 rice and beans for lunch great fucking like
This is true. Too many PR liberals loving the lazy life. Just wanna hangout smoke pot sell a few of my xani or pain pills get disability and food stamps etc etc. The Cubans vote Republican & work hard. That’s the American way!
True unfortunately, and I’m a white anglo-saxon male business owner. They need to stop harassing workers just because they can’t agree on a simple immigrant work visa system involving immunization, criminal background check, established work destination and tracking, a legal tax ID number, and the ability to go home to visit their families and come back to work without paying coyotes to escort them illegally. I proposed this to the Mexican consulate over 15 years ago, and while he agreed, there was nothing he could do to implement such a thing. It’s a political football and talking point that both sides use against each other, but never achieve any resolution on. They don’t want to. It’s easier to demonize these hard-working immigrants thesehaworking immigrants
Your assumption that all people using drugs and being lazy are all liberals, is painfully telling of your level of intelligence or lack there of. Trump himself had to have his septum rebuilt from doing so much cocaine. His son is blown out in almost every video he posts for his mindless psychophants. Thinking that working hard is a “Republican American” characteristic screams why it is that your a Trump supporter. You strike me as someone who will believe anything you’re told, whether it comes from a normal liar or one who is a known fraud, briber, felon, thief, serial liar, moron, cheat, deadbeat, draft dodger, serial adulterer, rapist, pervert, grifter, and pedophile. You know, a true American, and republican no less. You act like there are high standards with Republicans, when the truth is that they couldn’t get any lower. You are a blight on the nation you supposedly love. Get your head out of your hole, uncrust your eyes, and snap out of it you delusional mark.
SEPTUM REBUILT? WHERE DID YOU GET THAT? AND YOU LISTED A LOT OF HIS “FINER” POINTS AS A MAN OF SIN, BUT HE IS NOT UP THERE TO BE A SAINT BUT A CONQUEROR , BIG DIFFERENCE PAL!
THATS OVER WITH OR WILL BE SOON ENOUGH! ON YOUR FEET!
Oh Andie. The civilized part of the world loves the US. The uncivilized keeps trying to break in. Sounds like both groups love the US.
President Trump is protecting the American people, if you fell to see that then you need to do your research.
Stopping drugs coming into America is a win, and will save so many lives.
You should also checkout on social media how happy the Venezuela 🇻🇪 people are now.
Please don’t look for it on your liberal news station’s you won’t find it!
So when does Trump invade China and India – where most of the fentanyl and fentanyl precursors come from? Hmmm, might be those places have nukes.
And if a “criminal dictator” was the issue, then why is Trump still bothering Venezuela. They have Maduro in New York. It is all about oil. And all but the dumbest Trump voters know that.
HE SAID HEGEMONY OVER THE WESTERN WORLD, INDIA AND CHINA ARE NOT IN THAT EQUATION. BIG FISH EAT LITTLE FISH! FOOD CHAIN PAL!
TELL YA ONE THING, HE HAS HIS ENEMIES ON THEIR HEELS!
Yes but TRUMP IS FIXING THISE ISSUES. TRUMP IS THE GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER
Stupidity and Extreme ignorance exists everywhere. P’sOS like you need not apply to come here, we already have plenty like you. LMFAO.
Puerto Rico is in big trouble!
It appears as of this Sunday morning, Jan 4th, there is no restricted airspace covering Puerto Rico when FlightAware was consulted.
Fake News. FlightAware shows other US flights into and out of SJU.
Puerto Rican airspace *is* US airspace. Here’s what the situation was (based on current news):
• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — the U.S. federal agency that regulates the nation’s airspace — issued a temporary restriction on U.S. airline operations over Puerto Rico and parts of the Caribbean due to safety concerns related to military activity in Venezuela. 
• That FAA order — not San Juan itself — is what led to most U.S. carriers suspending flights for about 24 hours. 
• The airport’s announcement referenced this federal restriction when it said that U.S. airline flights were suspended. It didn’t mean Puerto Rico arbitrarily barred flights on its own legal authority; it was relaying a federally imposed airspace restriction. 
• Federal airspace restrictions like this can be issued when the FAA identifies risks (e.g., nearby military activity or threats) that could compromise the safety of aircraft. In such cases the FAA can limit or ground flights as part of its statutory authority.
• After the FAA lifted the restriction, U.S. carriers began resuming flights.
So this is a US government decision?
Yes
Thank you for the clarification. Was wondering how a US territory could restrict US flights……
Headline is ignorant. Is journalism dead? Puerto Rico did not restrict its airspace. The restriction. The FAA order restricted the airspace.
Every headline from this outlet is fake news.. they are in it for clicks, not accuracy.
It amazes me how many people are stupid… Puerto Rico and it’s citizens ARE part of the USA. Which is why the FAA had the authority to make restrictions. I wish I could buy you a beer, Max.
Very true, it’s how media likes to twist facts to sound like something totally different
tRump will destroy all trust.
He is bent on reducing America’s standing in the world.
This is not 1955. Governing by “Whim and Bravado” is insane
I’m an American, and I don’t say it with pride, anymore, at all!! I don’t agree with our political endeavors since the orange baboon took over and wants to rule the world!
Personally I don’t like Puerto Ricans have no no use for him them. I bought a mobile home in a Puerto Rican Park and I’m a white American. They hated me were rude to me. Their nauseous, nasty little people, rude , they learned quick not to mess with the big Boss man
Hhhhhhh I wonder where you had the mobile home ?well move that’s all
THEY ARE TERRIBLE INDEED AND DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK ON THEM, THEY LOVE TO CARRY SHANKS!
Who needs Puerta Rico?? They need our vacation dollars so pretty much cutting off the hands that feed them!
Don’t go we dont need you either
You understand it wasn’t their decision to restrict the airspace right? That decision came from Washington. It’s all there in the article, you don’t even need to read far or deep to find it.
PUERTO RICO IS MINE WITH AN EMPHASIS! STAND BY
Strange how nobody was saying squat while Maduro was attacking his neighbors and raiding them for their natural resources and oil. Where was the faux-outrage as Venezuelan people were starved, murdered or imprisoned for anything by the regime, hmm? For the last 20+ years you’ve heard presidents and politicians cry ‘oh woe is me.. stop it you evil dictator’ and now that Trump said enough and took action everyone is all in for dictators now? Really?! ffs
It’s sad that all these reactions are coming from a place of fear. Right or wrong is irrelevant. Fact is Venezuela got popped dealing oil under the table. Supplying War and Death for Russia. Then started rounding up American citizens within their country as if they were war criminals in retaliation. That obviously struck a cord with Trump. Only 3 yrs left. Tread lightly be smooth. Most Americans are POW’s and don’t even know it. Finally have a common enemy and we still can’t come together.. damn shame.
It’s about oil and controlling Venezuelan oil…
Why close our airports. . What do US citizens and territories have to do with Venezuela? It should not be closed as US citizens travel back and forth between homes from PR to US states inland
Wow, uneducated, uninformed, unapologitic, Democrates cause these problems or don’t addresses them and blame Rep. Caused the issurance caos, caused the border crisis, caused the housing crisis, caused inflation and prices to soar, stoked the flames of division and political violence. Everytime they get into power they destroy the economy, inflation soars, gas prices go up, food prices go up, because they lead by caos. No based policies, their always gonna fix what they screwed up, kick backs and laundry,thats their agenda!
Next time there’s a natural disaster, call Venezuela. We here in the US can’t enter your airspace. Thanks.
Agreed 100% all the money that the United States gives Puerto Rico and they want to have some kind of attitude because president Trump removed a great evil from Venezuela. Well maybe we should stop all funds going to Puerto Rico. See how they like that. I can’t even believe that they would protest against that. I think it’s time we stop giving Puerto Rico any money let them fend for themselves. Well that won’t work they’ll just invite China and or Russia. We are so tired of being the welfare card for the world it’s not even funny while Americans suffer every day. They have money for everybody else but none for US citizens none for those who are on social security eating cat food to survive because they can’t pay for medication and food and rent and electric and he and phone and car on $1,000 a month yeah okay good luck with that. This needs fixed immediately