American Airlines Plans to Resume US Flights to Venezuela After Airspace Opens

American Airlines Plans to Resume US Flights to Venezuela After Airspace Opens

American Airlines has announced plans to resume commercial flights between the United States and Venezuela for the first time in more than six years, pending government approval and security assessments, after the United States moved to reopen Venezuelan airspace for commercial travel. The Fort Worth-based carrier, which last operated flights to Venezuela in 2019 before […]

U.S.–Venezuela Tensions Rise as Trump Orders Airspace Treated as Closed

U.S.–Venezuela Tensions Rise as Trump Orders Airspace Treated as Closed

U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Saturday that the airspace over and around Venezuela should be treated as entirely off-limits, offering no clarification and prompting uncertainty in Caracas as Washington intensifies pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government. His message on social media read: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE […]