Direct air service between the United States and Venezuela resumed on Thursday, April 30, 2026, ending a seven-year suspension that had cut off nonstop flights between the two countries.
A U.S. aircraft landed at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, and the pilot held a Venezuelan flag from the cockpit window after touching down. The arrival marked the first day back for flights to Miami and other nonstop U.S.-Venezuela service.
The restart matters because it restores a direct route that had been closed for seven years, easing travel after a long interruption in air links between the two countries. The resumption also gives a clear sign that service is moving again after years when passengers had to find other ways to make the trip.
This was reported in a photo roundup from Latin America and the Caribbean, not a full stand-alone dispatch, but the image from Maiquetia captured the moment the suspension ended. The unanswered question now is how quickly carriers will build the route back into a regular schedule after such a long gap.