Airlines canceled flights in and out of Venezuela in response to a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration advisory telling operators to “exercise caution” amid an escalating standoff between the U.S. and Nicolas Maduro’s regime.

Carriers including Colombia’s Avianca, Tap — Transportes Aereos Portugueses, Lan Airlines, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA and Caribbean Airlines Ltd suspended routes to and from Venezuela on Saturday, the head of Venezuela’s airlines association said in a text message. Spain’s Iberia Lineas Aereas de España will pause flights starting Monday, while others remain operating, according to the airline association.

The FAA issued an advisory on Saturday telling operators to take caution at all altitudes because of the “worsening security situation and heightened mili

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