( CNN ) -- U.S. officials said Friday that -- contrary to earlier Venezuelan government claims -- the aircraft of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been granted permission to enter U.S. airspace on Maduro 's flight to China . A senior administration official said Friday that the State Department received a message from the Venezuela Embassy 's charge de'affaires confirming satisfactory resolution of the issue Thursday night . Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said earler Thursday that U.S. officials blocked plans for Maduro 's presidential plane to fly through Puerto Rican airspace , with Jaua describing the move as an aggression . But a State Department official , echoed by other U.S. officials , said Friday that clearance was granted Thursday night for the flight over Puerto Rico . `` Although the request was not properly submitted , U.S. authorities worked with Venezuelan officials at the Venezuelan embassy to resolve the issue , '' Marie Harf , State Department deputy spokeswoman , said . `` U.S .authorities made an extraordinary effort to work with relevant authorities to grant over-flight approval in a matter of hours . As a result we were able to notify the Venezuelan authorities ( Thursday ) night that permission was granted . '' Maduro is scheduled to travel to China on Saturday . Harf said the request for diplomatic clearance was made sooner than the three days ' advance notice required for diplomatic flight clearances . `` Additionally , the plane in question was not a state aircraft , which is required for a diplomatic clearance , '' Harf added . `` We advised Venezuela on the correct way to get the clearance and notified ( Venezuelan ) authorities ... that permission was granted . '' Before the apparent resolution of the situation , Maduro called the matter `` a serious offense '' during a broadcast on state television . The Venezuelan president vowed to take action , adding that the United States had also denied visas for several members of his country 's delegation scheduled to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York . `` If I have to take diplomatic measures against the U.S. government , I will take them to the most drastic level if it is necessary , but I am not going to accept any type of aggression , '' he said . A State Department official called the visa issue untrue , saying the United States had approved them . CNN 's Catherine E. Shoichet , Elise Labott , Jamie Crawford , Patrick Oppmann and Michael Martinez contributed to this report .
NEW : U.S. official says Venezuelan Embassy confirmed satisfactory situation . A State Department official says the plane was approved to clear U.S. territory . Venezuelan Embassy had said the U.S. gave permission for their presidential plane .