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Direct flights between the U.S. and Venezuela resumed after 7 years
American Airlines Flight 3599 departed from Miami to Caracas on Thursday, the first nonstop flight between the United States and Venezuela since 2019. During his first term, President Trump banned direct commercial and cargo flights between the two countries.
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“Where are you going?” “Friend, where are you going to Caracas?” “We have restored a vital connection between Miami and Caracas. With each flight, we are strengthening economic ties. We are also boosting commerce. And we are bringing our people closer together.” “Today we are witnessing not just the resumption of air routes, but one of the most concrete, tangible and verifiable expressions of mutual recognition in the new phase of bilateral relations between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the United States.”
American Airlines Flight 3599 departed from Miami to Caracas on Thursday, the first nonstop flight between the United States and Venezuela since 2019. During his first term, President Trump banned direct commercial and cargo flights between the two countries.
Christina Kelso
April 30, 2026
