American Airlines is bringing back service to two international destinations, one in Latin America, the other in the Caribbean.
The carrier announced Friday that it will restart service between Miami and Maracaibo, Venezuela, on July 14. Flights will operate daily using Embraer E175 aircraft.
American previously served Maracaibo from Miami but terminated the connection in 2019 when the U.S. government banned all nonstop passenger and cargo flights to and from Venezuela.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy lifted that ban earlier this year, and American became the first U.S. carrier to return to the country with the launch of service to Caracas in April.
Later this year, on Nov. 1, American will resume flights between Miami and Cap-Haitien, Haiti. The service will operate daily using Boeing 737 aircraft.
American paused all flights to Haiti in 2024 due to unrest there.
Airline officials said the country is the biggest market in the Caribbean “by demand unserved by a U.S. carrier.” They also highlighted the large Haitian-American population in South Florida, which they said will benefit from the restored connection.
“American connects the U.S. with Mexico, the Caribbean, and Latin America better than any other airline,” American Chief Commercial Officer Nat Pieper said in a news release. “We are committed to serving the needs of travelers by offering the most flights to the most destinations in the region of any U.S. carrier.”
With the re-addition of Maracaibo and Cap-Haitien, American will serve a total of 100 destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America, the carrier noted.
