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‘A new chapter’: first commercial fight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela
Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in Caracas
US and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countries in more than seven years landed in Caracas.
Nearly four months ago, US special forces attack helicopters and planes swept into the skies over Venezuela’s capital after Donald Trump ordered the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro.
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Tom Phillips in Caracas · Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 12:12 PM
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Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in Caracas
US and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countries in more than seven years landed in Caracas.
Nearly four months ago, US special forces attack helicopters and planes swept into the skies over Venezuela’s capital after Donald Trump ordered the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro.
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