Event Overview
US airline resumes direct flights to major world capital for the first time in 7 years — after Trump’s intervention
A US commercial flight marked the first direct passenger connection from the United States to Venezuela in nearly seven years, with American Airlines operating from Miami to Caracas. CNN and The Guardian US place the event in the context of broader diplomatic and economic ties restoration after the regime change earlier in the year, while the New York Post frames it as tied to Trump’s intervention. The flight duration was about three hours per CNN; The Guardian US notes nearly four months since Maduro’s ouster. Agreements on future air service and the pace of normalization remain points of concord or dispute among outlets.
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‘A new chapter’: first commercial fight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela
Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in Caracas US and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countries in more than seven years landed in Caracas. Nearly four months.
US airline resumes direct flights to major world capital for the first time in 7 years — after Trump’s intervention
Direct flights from the US to Venezuela have resumed for the first time in nearly a decade – just months after the US toppled the Latin American nation’s despotic dictator, Nicolas Maduro. An American Airlines flight took off from Miami Thursday around 10:15 a.m., and was expected to land in Caracas about by the.
‘A big opportunity for the country’: First commercial flight from US lands in Venezuela after nearly 7 years
A commercial passenger plane from the US landed in Venezuela on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties following the ouster of Venezuela’s strongman leader in January. The inaugural American Airlines flight lasted just under three hours, departing from.