Overview
- American Airlines opened sales for daily nonstop Miami to Caracas flights that begin April 30.
- Envoy, an American subsidiary, will operate Embraer 175 jets on a schedule of 10:16 a.m. from Miami and 2:40 p.m. from Caracas.
- American is the first U.S. carrier to restore service to Venezuela, and other major U.S. airlines have not announced returns.
- U.S. agencies cleared the way after the Jan. 3 capture of Nicolás Maduro by lifting the 2019 flight ban in late January and rescinding the Department of Transportation suspension.
- The U.S. Department of State still urges Americans to reconsider travel to Venezuela due to crime, kidnapping risks, and weak health care.