Air traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport returned to normal Sunday, Jan. 4 after more than 50 flights to and from the airport on Saturday were canceled following the United States military strikes in Venezuela.
As of noon Sunday, there were 100 delays and two cancelations, according to FlightAware.com.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight restrictions in response to American military action against Venezuela. The disruption came at the end of a holiday week and particularly affected flights to and from the Caribbean, where many Americans were returning home from vacation.
Hundreds of flights to and from the U.S. were canceled in the wake of the military strikes and capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro.
At least 150 flights Saturday heading out of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport were canceled, and an additional 140 flights headed to San Juan were canceled, according to USA Today.
The two canceled flights on Sunday at Newark include one arriving from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Puerto Rico, which is the Caribbean’s biggest hub, and another travelling from New Jersey to San Francisco International Airport.
In a post on X Saturday evening, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said airspace restrictions around Caribbean airspace would expire at midnight Sunday and flights would resume.
Air travel disruption at Newark subsides following dozens of cancelations
