US resumes commercial passenger air service to Venezuela

Published: 2026-04-30 11:05:42 ET AAL

Published on 04/30/2026 at 11:05 am EDT

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. passenger air service to Venezuela resumed on Thursday after more than six years, with the first American Airlines flight departing for Caracas from Miami around 10:15 a.m., according to the airline.

American is resuming daily service Venezuela, offering flights on an Embraer 175 through Envoy, its wholly owned regional subsidiary. It plans to add a second daily flight starting May 21.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)