‘A new chapter’: first commercial flight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela

<p>Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in Caracas</p><p>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.</p><p>Nearly four months ago, US special forces attack helicopters and planes swept into the skies over Venezuela’s capital after Donald Trump ordered <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/tactical-surprise-and-air-dominance-how-the-us-snatched-maduro-in-two-and-a-half-hours">the capture</a> of its president, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/nicolas-maduro-federal-court-narco-terrorism-case">Nicolás Maduro</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/us-venezuela-first-direct-commercial-fight-since-2019-miami-simon-bolivar-airport">Continue reading...</a>