American Airlines Returns to Caracas on September 3 With Two Daily Miami Flights
American Airlines' Caracas flights return September 3 with two daily Miami rotations — E175 and Boeing 737-8 — doubling capacity after the earthquake suspension. The post American Airlines Returns to Caracas on September 3 With Two Daily Miami Flights appeared first on The Rio Times .
American Airlines has resumed flights to Caracas, Venezuela, starting on September 3 with two daily nonstop Miami-Caracas services. The route returns to full capacity, after being suspended due to the June 2026 earthquakes that closed Maiquetía Airport. The schedule includes one flight operated by Envoy Air using an Embraer E175 and another by American Airlines' mainline Boeing 737-8.
This expansion brings weekly capacity to 3,472 seats, a 63% increase from the 2,128 seats planned prior to the airport closure. American Airlines was the first U.S. carrier to offer nonstop service between the United States and Venezuela in April 2026, and it expanded the route to include daily Miami-Maracaibo flights in May 2026.
On July 14, the airline added daily Miami-Caracas service, accommodating displaced passengers during the airport closure. In September 2026, American Airlines will share the Miami-Caracas market with Venezuela's Laser Airlines, while United Airlines will introduce service from Houston in January 2027, and JetBlue is set to launch from Fort Lauderdale.
Travelers with disrupted bookings from the suspension period can re-route via Maracaibo under American Airlines' travel-flexibility policy. The resumption of these flights marks the deepest U.S.-Venezuela aviation connectivity in a decade for Venezuelan-Americans and their families.
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