{"id":2597176,"date":"2026-04-30T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-commercial-flight-in-seven-years-from-us-to-venezuela-takes-off\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:57:26","slug":"first-commercial-flight-in-seven-years-from-us-to-venezuela-takes-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-commercial-flight-in-seven-years-from-us-to-venezuela-takes-off\/","title":{"rendered":"First commercial flight in seven years from US to Venezuela takes off"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ffirst-commercial-flight-in-seven-years-from-us-to-venezuela-takes-off%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=2597176&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>American Airlines resumed flights between Miami adn Caracas on Thursday for the first time in seven years, marking a fresh phase in U.S.-Venezuela relations. The service-about three and a half hours each way-returns to Miami the same day. American is citing its long-standing commercial ties to Venezuela and says the restart will help travelers reunite with families and support renewed business between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Service had previously been suspended in 2019 after the U.S. banned passenger and cargo travel to Venezuela. The airline had been working with federal authorities after President Donald Trump directed the Department of Transportation to reestablish air service. Regulatory steps also included the Department of Homeland Security rescinding a ban on passenger and cargo flights, saying conditions in Venezuela no longer posed threats to passenger or crew safety.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, broader diplomatic and economic shifts have been underway: Maduro had reportedly been taken by U.S. forces in January, Venezuela is currently led by acting president Delcy Rodriguez, and she has begun reforms such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-arabia-releases-womens-rights-activist-family-says-its-not-yet-freedom\/\" title=\"Saudi Arabia Releases Women\u2019s Rights Activist; Family Says It\u2019s Not Yet \u2018Freedom\u2019\">releasing political prisoners<\/a> and loosening exclusive state control over oil to encourage foreign investment. The U.S. has also started easing sanctions on Venezuelan entities to increase the country\u2019s access to global markets.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>An American Airlines passenger plane took off from Miami International Airport to Caracas on Thursday morning for the first time in seven years, signaling a restored diplomatic relationship between the United States and Venezuela. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a more than 30-year history connecting Venezolanos to the U.S., and we are ready to renew that incredible relationship,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.aa.com\/news\/news-details\/2026\/American-Airlines-becomes-the-first-airline-to-reconnect-Venezuela-with-the-United-States-NET-RTS-01\/default.aspx\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/news.aa.com\/news\/news-details\/2026\/American-Airlines-becomes-the-first-airline-to-reconnect-Venezuela-with-the-United-States-NET-RTS-01\/default.aspx\">said Nat Pieper<\/a>, American\u2019s Chief Commercial Officer. \u201cBy restarting service to Venezuela, American will offer customers the opportunity to reunite with families and create new business and commerce with the United States.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4549083\/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-declares-us-only-place-persian-gulf-bottom-waters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s unseen leader declares US\u2019s only place in Gulf is \u2018at the bottom of its waters\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4547532\/iranian-currency-all-time-low-us-blockade\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iranian currency hits all<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-deportations-drop-to-all-time-low-amid-immigration-crisis-on-u-s-southern-border\/\" title=\"ICE Deportations Drop To All-... 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This is amazing. So, all of us, the Venezuelan community here in Miami, are so happy, and now it\u2019s connecting the two countries.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> rescinded its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/document\/DHS-2026-0199-0001\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/document\/DHS-2026-0199-0001\">ban on passenger and cargo flights<\/a> to Venezuela, determining that the conditions in the country \u201cno longer threaten the safety and security of passengers, aircraft, and crew.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Diplomatic relations between the countries have steadily improved since the January capture of Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2252\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4538577\/trump-won-coalition-now-testing-limits\/\"><strong>TRUMP WON A COALITION. NOW HE\u2019S TESTING ITS LIMITS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Venezuela is currently being led by acting president Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro\u2019s former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>. Under U.S. pressure, Rodriguez has begun to reform the country by releasing political prisoners and ending the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gop-strips-election-related-powers-from-democrat-secretary-of-state-shifts-to-republican-ag\/\" title=\"Arizona GOP Strips Election-Related Powers From Democrat Secretary Of State, Shifts To Republican AG\">exclusive control<\/a> over the oil industry to attract foreign investment. <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the U.S. has begun easing sanctions on Venezuelan entities, allowing the country greater integration with the global market. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American resumed flights to Caracas from Miami after 7 years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2597177,"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\/04\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44059,14743,72191,78879,78878],"class_list":["post-2597176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-air-travel","tag-aviation","tag-commercial-flights","tag-first-flight-in-seven-years","tag-us-venezuela"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597176","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597180,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597176\/revisions\/2597180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}