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American Flight Heads to Caracas as Commercial Flights to Venezuela Resume
The first U.S. commercial flight to Venezuela since before 2019 traveled from Miami to Simón Bolívar International Airport outside Caracas, operated by Envoy Air, a subsidiary of American Airlines. The flight departed around 10:11–10:26 a.m. Eastern and arrived about 1:15–1:22 p.m. local time, lasting roughly three hours. Reports from The Hill and CNN confirm the same operational details; Bloomberg notes the broader context of restoring ties under President Trump. A discrepancy exists on the exact departure time between sources, with CNN listing 10:26 a.m. ET and The Hill 10:11 a.m. EDT, while all agree this marks the first such flight in seven years and a relaunch of planned U.S.–Venezuela service.
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American Flight Heads to Caracas as Commercial Flights to Venezuela Resume
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For the first time in seven years, a U.S. flight took off for Venezuela on Thursday. The flight, operated by Envoy Air — a subsidiary of American Airlines — departed Miami International Airport at 10:11 a.m. EDT and landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport outside of Caracas, Venezuela, at 1:22 p.m. EDT.