The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 16/1 issued a series of warnings about "potentially hazardous situations," citing the risk of global positioning system (GPS) disruption.
"We have issued notices to airmen (NOTAMs) for specific areas in Mexico, Central America, Panama, Bogota, Guayaquil, and Mazatlan, as well as airspace in the eastern Pacific," an FAA spokesperson said.
These notices will be effective for 60 days.
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A plane preparing to land at the international airport in Tijuana, Mexico, in 12/2024. Reuters.
The warning comes amid escalating tensions between the administration of President Donald Trump and several regional countries. This follows increased US military presence in the southern Caribbean and the launch of an operation to apprehend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. President Trump also mentioned the possibility of other military actions, including those targeting Colombia.
President Trump last week accused "gangs of running Mexico" and implied the US could attack ground targets in the country to suppress them.
After the US conducted a raid on Venezuela in the early hours of 3/1, the FAA imposed restrictions across the Caribbean, forcing many major airlines to cancel hundreds of flights.
A JetBlue passenger plane last month narrowly avoided a collision with a US Air Force refueling aircraft in an area approximately 65 km from Venezuelan airspace. The JetBlue crew stated that the US military aircraft did not have its transponder on and crossed in front of the civilian plane during the incident.
By Vu Hoang (According to Reuters, AFP)
