US EditionTrump says Venezuelan airspace will reopen commercial travel and Americans soon can visit
President Trump directed officials to reopen Venezuelan commercial airspace, enabling U.S. airlines to resume flights and Americans to visit after a closure since 2019, officials said.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump instructed U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and U.S. military leaders to open Venezuelan commercial airspace by the end of Thursday and said `American citizens will be very shortly able to go to Venezuela, and they'll be safe there.`
- With diplomatic ties broken since 2019, Venezuelan airspace had been closed before the January 3 military operation that led to Nicolás Maduro's removal, while U.S. carriers suspended flights.
- American Airlines announced Thursday that it intends to reinstate nonstop service to Venezuela in the coming months and will coordinate with federal authorities on security assessments and permissions.
- While the White House orders reopenings, the U.S. State Department maintained a highest-level `Do not travel` advisory Thursday and notified lawmakers of phased Embassy Caracas steps with temporary staffers.
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado lunched with President Donald Trump Thursday, who said he informed Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez that U.S. oil companies would arrive soon, noting 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil are travelling nicely to the U.S.
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Trump: Commercial Flights to Venezuela Will Resume
President Trump said Thursday he has informed Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, that he will reopen the country's commercial airspace and that Americans will soon be able to visit. Trump said he instructed his Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the US military to take steps to open the airspace for...
Trump Announces Reopening of Venezuelan Airspace: ‘Americans Will Be Able to Visit the Country Soon’
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will open all the commercial airspace over Venezuela so that U.S. citizens can soon visit it.Trump said he instructed Transport Secretary Sean Duffy and U.S. military leaders to open the airspace before the end of the day. “U.S. citizens will be able to go to Venezuela very soon and they will be safe there,” said the Republican president.While the State Department kept its warning for Americans to a…
Donald Trump ordered the reopening of Venezuelan airspace to commercial flights following talks with Delcy Rodríguez: “They will be safe.” On January 3, Venezuela’s airspace was closed by orders of the United States Federal Aviation Administration following military operations for the arrest of Nicolás Maduro. Trump orders the opening of Venezuelan airspace On Thursday, January 29, Donald Trump ordered the reopening of Venezuela’s commercial air…
Trump orders reopening of Venezuela airspace as American Airlines prepares flight resumption
Donald Trump has announced that he would lift restrictions on commercial flights over Venezuela, ending a ban that has prevented direct air links between the two countries since 2019.
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