US revokes order banning US airlines from flying to Venezuela

Passengers wait at Simón Bolívar International Airport, in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 17 Federico Parra/ AFP The United States Department of Transportation revoked, this Thursday (29), the order that prohibited American airlines from flying to Venezuela. The information is from the Reuters news agency. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Earlier this Thursday (29), US President Donald Trump had already stated that the country would reopen the Latin American country’s airspace. The Republican also said that “Americans will be able to visit Venezuela very soon.” According to Trump, the reopening was decided after a conversation with the country’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez. The FAA, which regulates aviation in the US, removed four air traffic notifications this Friday, including one about the closure of the South American country’s airspace. Trump also stated that major American oil companies are heading to the country for new prospecting projects. See the trending videos on g1 See the videos that are trending on g1 The US had recommended that commercial planes not fly over Venezuela on November 29th. “To all airlines, pilots, drug traffickers and human traffickers, please consider the airspace above and around Venezuela as completely closed,” Trump wrote on his social network at the time. The president of the United States does not have the legal authority to close another country’s airspace. With the positioning of American aircraft carriers and other military personnel in the Caribbean Sea region since August, however, the message was in practice equivalent to a closure of airspace. The recommendation led several airlines to suspend flights that crossed Venezuelan territory or had the country as their destination. On January 3, an American military operation kidnapped Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and took him to a New York prison. Since then, Venezuela has been governed by Chavista Delcy Rodríguez, as interim president. Trump speaks to the press on the White House lawn, this Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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