Overview
- American Airlines, through subsidiary Envoy Air, flew flight AA3599 between Miami and Caracas on Thursday, resuming direct service with daily round-trips and a second daily flight scheduled for May 21.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation cleared Envoy’s application in March with a two-year authorization that also permits potential service to Maracaibo.
- The air link returns after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in January, Delcy Rodríguez became interim president, and the United States reopened its embassy in Caracas in late March.
- Travelers save hours once lost to connections, yet many still face high fares, scarce Venezuelan consular services for passports or travel documents, and a U.S. Level 3 advisory that warns about crime and weak health care.
- Venezuela’s Laser Airlines says it will relaunch a daily nonstop on May 1, reflecting a broader reopening of a market that United and Delta exited in 2017 and American left in 2019.