A commercial passenger plane will take off from the US to Venezuela on Thursday morning for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties following the ouster of Venezuela’s strongman leader in January.
The inaugural American Airlines flight will last just under 3.5 hours, departing from Miami to Caracas on Thursday at 10:16 a.m. ET, before landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport at 1:36 p.m. local time. It is scheduled to return to Miami later that afternoon.
American Airlines said it would be the first US carrier to relaunch a daily service to the South American country, using an Embraer 175 dual-class aircraft operated by Envoy, the airlines’ wholly owned subsidiary.
The airline had announced its intent to resume flights in January, the same day US President Donald Trump instructed the Department of Transportation to take steps to reestablish air service to Venezuela.
American, once considered the largest US airline operating in Venezuela, had suspended service in 2019, when the US banned passenger and cargo flights traveling there.
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