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American Airlines

is planning to resume service to Venezuela from the United States for the first time since 2019, weeks after the U.S. captured Venezuela’s president.

American would be the first U.S. carrier to restart service to Venezuela, which had become isolated after airlines cut service to the country in recent years, citing unrest there.

“American will share additional details about its return to service in the coming months as it works closely with federal authorities on all necessary permissions and security assessments prior to resuming service,” the carrier said Thursday.