{"id":2556989,"date":"2026-01-29T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-relaunch-of-commercial-flights-to-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T12:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:33:55","slug":"trump-orders-relaunch-of-commercial-flights-to-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-relaunch-of-commercial-flights-to-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders relaunch of commercial flights to Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-orders-relaunch-of-commercial-flights-to-venezuela%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2556989&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President trump announced during the White House\u2019s first cabinet meeting of 2026 that he has ordered Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy \u2014 with help from the military and others \u2014 to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reopen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/\" title=\"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January\">commercial flights<\/a><\/a> and U.S. commercial airspace over Venezuela \u201cby the end of today.\u201d He saeid he had informed Venezuela\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-read-the-memo-provided-to-vp-pence-noting-that-he-has-the-opportunity-to-save-the-country\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Read the Memo Provided to VP Pence Noting that He Has the Opportunity to Save the Country\">acting president<\/a>, Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, of the move and insisted American citizens would be safe to travel there. Trump praised Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s government for cooperating with his plans for Venezuela\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">oil industry<\/a> and thanked Venezuelans for their sacrifices, noting many in the U.S. want to return to visit. Earlier this year he had closed U.S. airspace over Venezuela ahead of an operation to capture Nicol\u00e1s Maduro; video of his remarks was posted from the cabinet meeting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump orders immediate relaunch of commercial flights to Venezuela<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4436051\/trump-flexes-clout-against-indiana-foes-as-affordability-and-deportation-headwinds-grow\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> ordered Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to launch commercial flights to Venezuela &ldquo;by the end of&rdquo; Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4435532\/trump-alex-pretti-not-acting-assassin\/\">president<\/a>&lsquo;s comments came during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombian-president-says-his-us-visa-has-been-revoked-rages-against-trump\/\" title=\"Colombian ... Says His US Visa Has Been Revoked, Rages Against Trump\">televised cabinet meeting<\/a> at the White House &mdash; the first such huddle of 2026. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4418898\/trumps-tariffs-not-raising-prices-shrinking-country-manufacturing-workforce\/\">Trump<\/a> told the press at the top of the meeting that he had just &ldquo;informed&rdquo; Venezuela&rsquo;s acting President Delcy Rodriguez &ldquo;that we&rsquo;re going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4357166\/is-united-arab-emirates-really-superb-ally\/\">Is the UAE really a superb ally?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4438106\/rubio-explains-us-oversight-venezuelan-oil-sales\/\">Rubio explains US oversight of Venezuelan oil sales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4437649\/rubio-senate-hearing-cuba-venezuela-iran-greenland\/\">Cuba regime change, Iran faltering: Five takeaways from Rubio&#8217;s testimony to Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;American citizens will be, very shortly, able to go to Venezuela, and they&rsquo;ll be safe there,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ll be safe. It&rsquo;s under very strong control.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482431\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The president then turned to Duffy and ordered him, &ldquo;and everybody else concerned, including the military&rdquo; to accomplish the task &ldquo;by the end of today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, ahead of the operation to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, Trump had ordered the airspace over Venezuela closed to U.S. planes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to thank all of the people in Venezuela for what they went through,&rdquo; Trump said, noting that many Venezuelan residents living in the United States want to &ldquo;go back to visit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also maintained his praise for Rodriguez&rsquo;s government, which has largely cooperated with the president&rsquo;s plan for the country&rsquo;s oil industry.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re doing a good job, and just as I promised,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4437264\/nicki-minaj-sells-trump-accounts-amid-2026-affordability-blitz\/\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE TROTS OUT NICKI MINAJ TO SELL &lsquo;TRUMP ACCOUNTS&rsquo; AMID 2026 AFFORDABILITY BLITZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can watch Trump&rsquo;s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"lT62rXuOAh4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Participates in a Cabinet Meeting, Jan. 29, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lT62rXuOAh4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump reopens commercial flights to Venezuela<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2556990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26029608834234.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[14743,72191,32319,36408,50813],"class_list":["post-2556989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-aviation","tag-commercial-flights","tag-donald-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26029608834234.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2556989"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2556993,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556989\/revisions\/2556993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2556990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2556989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2556989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2556989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}