No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela that day, according to FlightRadar24.com. And major airlines canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region and warned passengers that disruptions could continue for days after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed restrictions.

The ambassador of Venezuela, Samuel Moncada, called Saturday's operation an "illegitimate armed attack lacking any legal justification."

President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.

The U.S. military had a very intense 2025, carrying out significant operations all over the globe in defense of the homeland.

The US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, also left stranded tourists wondering how to get home — or to their next destination — after the FAA temporarily closed airspace over the Caribbean.