"Colombia's commercial carrier Avianca suspended flights to and from Venezuela on Saturday after a Venezuelan fighter jet caused a diplomatic incident by approaching one of its planes, the company said.
The warplane briefly approached the airliner flying from Madrid to Bogota on Friday, prompting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to order an investigation.
The measure "will continue indefinitely until we have explicit security guarantees for crossing Venezuelan airspace," a company spokesman told AFP.
The suspension affects two daily flights between Bogota and Caracas one daily flight between Caracas and Lima.
Flights from Europe will also be rerouted to avoid Venezuelan airspace.
The airline had previously reduced the frequency of its flights to crisis-wracked Venezuela.
The incident took place Friday night, when Avianca's Boeing Dreamliner carrying 150 passengers detected the Venezuelan warplane "at close range," where it remained four minutes, the Colombian government said on Saturday.
The fighter jet then turned north and roared away.
The incident prompted diplomatic discussions and Maduro's order for an investigation."
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