American to fly USA direct to Venezuela in over 7 years.

[scooter2525]

The first direct U.S.-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years lands in Caracas

Nonstop commercial flight between the two countries is resuming after the U.S. captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in a stunning nighttime raid on his residence in Caracas in early January.

www.nbcnews.com

And they used a regional.

 

[scooter2525]

Okay; I looked at tomorrow to book a flight and it’s got a lot of open seats. But still; first flight in 7 years. Throw a 320 on it.

 

[N826AW]

Flight is WIDE open all week long in both directions. They placed a non-rev embargo on it for the next few weeks. I think people overestimate demand for routes like these. Same thing happened when Cuba opened up a few years ago.

 

[Boris Badenov]

I know 170s aren't exactly fast but over seven years seems a bit much, even so. What was the routing?

 

[mikecweb]

I guess I don't get what the big deal is but if someone wants to go there glad it's more convenient.