On January 4 local time, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that the U.S. government notified airlines on January 3 that its restrictions on Caribbean airspace would expire at midnight Eastern Time that day, allowing flights to resume normal operations. Airlines are currently working to update their flight schedules. Previously, following the U.S. military operation against Venezuela, major airlines had canceled hundreds of flights. Major carriers United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines were preparing to resume flights to the Caribbean on the 4th. (CCTV News)