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American Airlines is poised to recommence direct flights to Venezuela, as the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) granted the airline’s petition on Wednesday, marking it as the initial U.S. carrier to reinstate connections between the two nations since 2019.
The airline informed FOX Business that Envoy, an entirely owned subsidiary of American Airlines, will conduct these flights, offering uninterrupted routes from Miami to Caracas and Maracaibo, Venezuela.
This endorsement comes after President Donald Trump’s January instruction to re-establish commercial air travel over Venezuela. This had been closed after the Federal Aviation Administration had issued an urgent decree preventing U.S. civil aviation activities in the nation’s airspace. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy subsequently revoked the order, acting upon the president’s specific instruction.
Trump had requested the DOT to remove these constraints subsequent to a discussion with Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim president.
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American Airlines prepares to reinstate uninterrupted service connecting Miami and Venezuela, following the U.S. Department of Transportation’s approval of the carrier’s petition on March 4, 2026. This marks the initial occasion a U.S. airline has recommenced flights to the nation sinc (Kevin Carter/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Sources informed Reuters that the Transportation Security Administration was present in Caracas last week, examining airport security protocols, an essential prerequisite for the resumption of air travel.
The airline revealed its intention to re-establish connections with Venezuela in late January, merely weeks after the U.S. executed offensives in the country and apprehended authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.
“Our history of linking Venezuelans to the U.S. spans over 30 years, and we are prepared to rejuvenate that exceptional bond,” remarked Nat Pieper, American’s Chief Commercial Officer, in a statement released then. “By relaunching operations to Venezuela, American will extend to patrons the chance to reunite with loved ones and forge new commercial and trade activities with the United States.”
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The U.S. Department of Transportation endorsed American Airlines’ petition to conduct flights to Caracas and Maracaibo, Venezuela, subsequent to the removal of a multi-year ban on U.S. air operators. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
American commenced its services in Venezuela in 1987, maintaining its status as the foremost U.S. airline in the country before all air travel was halted in 2019.
The DOT declared that the mandate holds validity for a two-year period.
An American Airlines passenger aircraft is situated at a terminal gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on August 24, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP / Getty Images)
In December, the State Department incorporated Venezuela into its “Do Not Travel” cautionary roster, which continues to be in force.
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FOX Business has sought remarks from both the Department of Transportation and the State Department.
Daniella Genovese from FOX Business and Reuters supplied content for this dispatch.