Thousands trapped in paradise INDEFINITELY as Trump’s Maduro arrest halts all flights to and from 19 Caribbean islands

Thousands of tourists were stranded in the Caribbean after flights were stopped after the USA captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

An American tourist, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Daily Mail that Delta Air Lines was operating in St. He said he was sleeping peacefully when he woke up to a text from Thomas saying his flight to New York was canceled and he needed to reschedule.

Dazed, she stood up and called the airline’s support number, entering a 40-minute waiting line where thousands of tourists, many with no idea of ​​the real reason, tried to board the next flight.

While browsing the news, he discovered that the US military had struck Venezuela, about 600 miles away from the US Virgin Island, where he was staying to celebrate the new year.

“I didn’t put two and two together,” the tourist told the Daily Mail. ‘I thought: ‘Okay, it’s pretty crazy that the strike happened, but I just kept waiting.’

A Delta employee told him that he would be flying to St. Petersburg until at least Sunday because the Federal Aviation Administration had closed all airspace around Venezuela until at least tomorrow morning. He would not connect the two events until Thomas said he would not get off.

‘Seems like a pretty drastic move to take the ax to all flights.’

Tourists and others fear the 24-hour delay could turn into an indefinite delay as the dust continues to calm after a shock strike in Caracas on Saturday morning.

He would later learn that his flight had been canceled due to President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela a few hours earlier, where the US military had captured President Nicolas Maduro.

This tourist says he and his partner had to pay $1,600 for an extra night at the Westin Beach Resort & Spa; that’s much more than the nightly cost of their original reservation.

And he’s not sure Delta will compensate him. When contacted by the Daily Mail, Delta said it would offer travel exemptions to passengers but did not specify whether accommodations would be covered for stranded passengers.

“I’m worried about being stuck here and incurring additional costs,” the tourist told the Daily Mail. ‘You know, it’s not cheap… It’s not fun.

‘If I get out tomorrow, I will consider myself lucky and happy. If I don’t get off work tomorrow, I’m going to start feeling a little more stressed.

“Then you’ll be stuck here until God knows when,” he continued. ‘I don’t think anyone knows how long the airfield will remain closed.’

He landed at the popular vacation spot on December 29 and had planned to fly to New York City at 5:35 pm local time today. Now he has rebooked the same flight for tomorrow.

But many of their fellow tourists worry they will be stranded on the paradise island until at least Thursday. Delta’s current website does not show any outbound flights until Saturday, January 10.

St. Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas canceled 43 flights today. Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba canceled 44 flights, according to Flight Aware.

Even though the tourist’s flight had been rescheduled for tomorrow, he was worried it wouldn’t take off. Delta Air Lines is showing no outbound flights until at least Saturday, January 10

Image: Passengers waiting at Puerto Rico airport after cancellations. 19 airports affected by FAA airspace closure

The highest number of cancellations occurred at the Luis Munoz Marin International in Puerto Rico, with 169.

According to American Airlines, the US and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, St. Martin, St. A total of 19 airports are affected, including those in St. Lucia, Barbados and more.

President Donald Trump told the American public at a press conference on Saturday that he believed Operation Absolute Resolve was complete, but that the military was ready for a second strike if necessary.

This uncertainty may unsettle airlines, but there is no indication that Venezuela is planning or has the capacity to retaliate.

“This is an attack people haven’t seen since World War II,” the Republican said Saturday.

He also announced that the United States would govern Venezuela until the issue is resolved, but did not mention when the airspace would reopen.

President Maduro was captured by US forces and is now on his way to the US with his wife to face narcoterrorism charges.

Speaking at the Mar-a-Lago golf club in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump claimed that Maduro is the leader of the drug trafficking operation Cartel de los Soles, or Cartel of the Suns.

The president accused Maduro and his cartel cronies of funneling illegal drugs into the United States and charged him with drug trafficking and weapons crimes.

President Maduro was captured by US forces and is now on his way to the US with his wife to face narcoterrorism charges. The USS flew to Iwo Jima, where he was photographed wearing dark sunglasses and headphones.

President Donald Trump told the American public at a press conference on Saturday that he believed Operation Absolute Resolve was complete, but that the military was prepared and prepared for a second strike if necessary (pictured: attack)

After being captured by the U.S. Army’s elite Delta Force unit, Maduro was flown by helicopter to the battleship USS Iwo Jima, where he was photographed wearing a heavy black plastic eye mask and headphones over his ears in an attempt to keep his location secret from him.

He will be flown to New York City to face charges in Manhattan Federal Court and will likely be held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, where alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione is currently housed.

Trump said on Saturday that he did not inform Congress about plans to kidnap Maduro, claiming that if he had done so the news would have “leaked” and potentially helped the Venezuelan leader evade capture.

Maduro’s capture caused joy among Venezuelan immigrants living outside their country on Saturday.

Hundreds of people took to the streets of cities, including Santiago in Chile, to celebrate the ouster of a leader seen as a corrupt authoritarian accused of destroying his oil-rich country’s economy while silencing dissent.

St. An American tourist who spoke to Venezuelan Americans in St. Thomas told the Daily Mail that a woman and her husband were “overjoyed” and “overjoyed” by the news.

Many Venezuelans who fled the South American country have fled the country, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas and St. It lives on the Caribbean islands where John is located.

The atmosphere was much quieter in Caracas, where the strike took place.

Locals were photographed queuing outside supermarkets out of fear that Maduro’s ouster would lead to even greater economic uncertainty.