Major airlines are now quickly restoring their Caribbean flight schedules, while many travelers remain stranded in the region.
The FAA lifted restrictions after US military action in Venezuela which disrupted hundreds of flights as well as cruise itineraries.
It affected Caribbean destinations like Puerto Rico, the ABC islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
American Airlines has added 50 extra flights to San Juan, Antigua, Barbados and elsewhere with more than 8,000 extra seats to get travelers home.
“Teams from across American were hard at work to recover our Eastern Caribbean operation once we had the green light,” said David Seymour, Chief Operating Officer.
United Airlines has recently restored its full schedule while adding more flights for the coming days.
JetBlue, Southwest and Delta have rebooked passengers, issued waivers and put on additional flights for some routes.
Scheduled cruise sailings were less impacted although the flight disruption meant hundreds of cruisers were unable to get to their ship for departures out of Puerto Rico and other Caribbean homeports.
Some departures were delayed while some scheduled port calls near to the exclusion area were replaced.
