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News & Current Events Apr 30, 2026 at 3:34 PM

First commercial flight from US to Venezuela takes off after nearly seven years

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First commercial flight from US to Venezuela takes off after nearly seven years
ABC 12 WJRT-TV
First commercial flight from US to Venezuela takes off after nearly seven years
A commercial passenger plane took off from the US to Venezuela on Thursday morning for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties
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ToastAndASideOfToast Apr 30, 2026 +187
That's a long wait on the tarmac.
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Minneapolis_W Apr 30, 2026 +54
*Ladies and gentlemen, just an update from the cockpit, control tower says we're 3,873rd in line. We'll get moving as soon as possible, thanks for your patience.*
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Suthrnr Apr 30, 2026 +12
JetBlue: \*Hold my beer\*
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freemysou1 May 1, 2026 +2
Wizz Air: \*laughs in cancellation\*
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MakingItElsewhere May 2, 2026 +3
Auto pilot refused to fly until they got the lemon soaked napkins aboard.
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Simply_Weak_Glucose Apr 30, 2026 +4
It was actually security that held them up.
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CircumspectCapybara May 1, 2026 +1
Still shorter than some waits I've been in due to runway delays.
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jetforcegemini May 2, 2026 +13
I dunno, that flight to abduct maduro seems like it was pretty commercial in nature
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Bgrngod Apr 30, 2026 +92
Dropping off kidnapped green card holders and picking up their weight in cocaine?
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pizzasoup Apr 30, 2026 +30
Or coming back with pilfered gold
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wyvernx02 May 1, 2026 +3
Pretty sure Maduro had that all sent to Russia several years ago.
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pizzasoup May 1, 2026 +9
[Baltimore Sun: "US interior secretary announces arrival of $100 million in Venezuelan gold"](https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/03/09/us-interior-secretary-announces-arrival-of-100-million-in-venezuelan-gold/) From a couple months back.
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wyvernx02 May 1, 2026 +1
Ah. Must not have sent all of it and/or it's stuff that's been mined more recently. I remember back during all the election shenanigans and protests back in 2019 that there were reports of gold being sent to Russia.
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syynapt1k Apr 30, 2026 +36
That's nice, but what would be even nicer is for this administration to do something for *Americans.*
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EtherealPheonix May 1, 2026 +5
Don't worry as the world's largest oil producer these sky rocketing prices are doing wonders for all the Americans working in the C-Suite of those companies.
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ButNotInAWeirdWay May 2, 2026 +1
You didn’t hear? Egg prices are down… or something
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Im-Wasting-MyTime May 1, 2026 -7
This is for Americans. Americans can take a flight through American Airlines to Venezuela now.
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syynapt1k May 1, 2026 +8
Ah yes, just what we Americans have always wanted!
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Sensitive-Flamingo84 May 1, 2026 +6
Hahaha true. Healthcare and affordable prices? Sorry, best I do is flights to Venezuela and a closed Hormuz🤷
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Im-Wasting-MyTime May 1, 2026 -6
Good for both Americans and Venezuelans actually.
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Ok-disaster2022 Apr 30, 2026 +19
Same people are in charge in Venezuela. It was just a soft coup to get the other guy out. 
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GTAIVisbest May 1, 2026 +5
Surprisingly there have been some positive changes, detainees released, etc
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MhuzLord May 1, 2026 +8
It's crazy that Maduro was stopping US planes from coming in with his telekinesis. You would assume that it was all politics, but no, mind powers.
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boothash May 1, 2026 +3
Probably so a bunch of connected people can steal some stuff from Venezuela or make some shady deals.
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Sreg32 May 1, 2026 +2
US Pirates taking advantage
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Flymia May 1, 2026 +1
I remember when there used to be 5-7 flights a day to Caracas on 757s and A300s.
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DB-CooperOnTheBeach May 2, 2026 +1
Been to Caracas twice, would fly to/from Miami. Last time was 2013. Had no idea the flights were even stopped!
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SidViciousWisc May 2, 2026 +1
Oh wow, a new hot spot ….WTF
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TomatoKaya Apr 30, 2026 +1
Feels like a small step that could mean bigger political shifts ahead
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CircumspectCapybara May 1, 2026 +1
New era for US-Venezuela relations? Hopefully it's the start of something new.
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Tb1969 May 1, 2026
The poor and middle class will be continue to be abused since it's the same regime.
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