An American Airlines plane arrives at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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american airlines is set to resume flights from the United States to Venezuela for the first time since 2019, weeks after the United States detained Venezuela’s president.
American Airlines will be the first U.S. airline to resume service to Venezuela, which was isolated after airlines halted service to the country in recent years due to security concerns.
“American Airlines is working closely with federal authorities on the necessary permits and safety assessments prior to resuming operations and will share additional details regarding resuming operations in the coming months,” the airline said in a statement Thursday.
American Airlines suspended flights to Venezuela in March 2019 after its pilots union told its members to refuse to travel to Venezuela after the State Department advised U.S. citizens to leave the country and withdrew diplomats from the country due to instability.
delta airlines and united airlineshad ceased service in 2017 and did not immediately comment.
Federal authorities temporarily closed airspace in the Caribbean earlier this month in response to the U.S. attack on Venezuela, a move that disrupted air travel and forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights at the end of the holiday period.
