# Caribbean Flight Cancellations due to Venezuelan "War" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353 "2026-01-04T22:31:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/21 "2026-01-06T18:52:11Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > egardless I will taking all of my medications with me > instead of just enough for the trip. Always a good idea to have extra. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/22 "2026-01-07T02:30:56Z")
I overheard one of my students talking about delays in getting back from vacation, since their flight went through Puerto Rico. I didn’t ask for more details because I don’t know them well yet (new semester, new students) and didn’t want to risk a political discussion on the first day of class. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/23 "2026-01-07T02:55:00Z")
In the airline trade press I saw that normalcy was restored on Jan 4, and extra flights have been being put on to try to clear the backlog. Tonight on the Miami local news I saw a segment that the Miami airport is in possession of a mountain of delayed luggage separated from its people that the airlines are slowly sending back home around the country as capacity permits. Like aftershocks from an earthquake, the real shaking is over, but the follow-on effects are still reverberating. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/24 "2026-01-07T13:48:24Z")
I had a vacation to Colombia planned for a few weeks from now. Discussed it with my travel partner. Yesterday was the last day to cancel with a full refund. We cancelled. We’d _probably_ be ok, but the risk just isn’t worth it for us right now. We’ll find somewhere else to go. I’m having flashbacks to my cancelled trip to Italy in the early 2020. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/25 "2026-01-07T14:54:46Z")
One of my friends was on a cruise in the Caribbean, she was meant to fly home to the UK last week but they were delayed too. Fortunately their luggage was returned to the cruise ship and they’ve been able to stay aboard until (hopefully) a flight home on Monday/Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/26 "2026-01-07T23:06:54Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > In the airline trade press I saw that normalcy was restored on Jan 4, and extra flights have been being put on to try to clear the backlog. That sounds to me like “normalcy hasn’t been restored yet”. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/27 "2026-01-07T23:54:10Z")
Poor choice of words on my part. Thanks for the ping. What I meant was the normal pre-planned schedules were reinstated effective the 4th without an extended phase-in. So a lightswitch cut-over. Plus … extra added flights, larger planes, etc., above and beyond normal to try to clear the backlog. Which extras will continue until the backlog is drained. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/28 "2026-01-17T17:29:35Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > I had a vacation to Colombia planned for a few weeks from now. Discussed it with my travel partner. Yesterday was the last day to cancel with a full refund. We cancelled. We’d _probably_ be ok, but the risk just isn’t worth it for us right now. I’d have canceled, too. My company has unavoidable recurring travel to there all year and we’re trying not to get too stressed out. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353/29 "2026-01-17T18:20:20Z")
One of my cousins and I have a yearly trip to Aruba planned mid June. We usually buy plane tickets in March but I am starting to get a little nervous about the situation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caribbean-flight-cancellations-due-to-venezuelan-war/1026353.md?page=1)