The Spanish airline Air Europa this Tuesday extended the flight cancellation period between Spain and Venezuela until next January 18, 2026.
In information published on your websitedetailed that flights UX071 Madrid-Caracas, UX072 Caracas-Madrid, UX073 on January 3 Madrid – Caracas and UX074 on January 4, 2026 Madrid – Caracas, to and from the Caribbean nation “have been cancelled.”
The company highlighted that in order for customers to readjust their travel plans, if they wish, they enabled the following special conditions:
- Date change (flight operated by Air Europa): Free in the same cabin from today until March 31, 2026, inclusive.
- Change of route in the same cabin at no cost on a flight operated by Air Europa to or from Medellín (Colombia), Bogotá (Colombia) or Panama for travel from today until 14 days after the departure date of your original flight.
- If you don’t know what date to travel, We offer you the possibility of saving the amount of the ticket to use as credit on a future purchase (valid for any destination operated by Air Europa, refundable).
- If your flight has been canceled and you want to request a refund: If you have purchased it from a Travel Agency, contact your point of sale. If you have purchased it directly with Air Europa, contact our Call Center.
Air Europa temporarily canceled flights to and from Caracas on November 24, pending the evolution of the situation in the country and the southern Caribbean due to tensions between the United States and Venezuela.
In an interview with EFE, the president of the Globalia and Air Europa group, Juan José Hidalgo, acknowledged a few days ago that the cancellation of these flights since the last week of November represents “many losses and many problems for users.”
100% of the Air Europa tickets on this route were sold and many of the customers who bought the tickets will ask for a refund.while others will wait to fly when they can, he explained.
Other airlines maintain suspension of flights
In addition to Air Europa, other companies such as Iberia and Plus Ultra (Spain) and TAP (Portugal) They maintain operations with Venezuela suspended and do not have flight authorization in this country by order of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC).
At the end of November, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, said on the Truth social network that Venezuelan airspace would remain closed “in its entirety,” amid growing tension between both countries.
Nevertheless, The airspace is not closed, a matter that is exclusively the responsibility of the Venezuelan authorities, as the spokesperson for the Spanish air traffic controllers union USCA, Susana Romero, explained to the media at the time.
