United Airlines has just announced plans to resume flights to Venezuela, after a nine year hiatus.

United will fly from Houston to Caracas as of August 2026

It’s not surprising to see United launching this route

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United will fly from Houston to Caracas as of August 2026

United will begin operating daily nonstop flights between Houston (IAH) and Caracas (CCS). The service will commence as of August 11, 2026, and will operate with the following schedule:

UA1046 Houston to Caracas departing 11:45PM arriving 5:30AM

UA1045 Caracas to Houston departing 8:00AM arriving 12:30PM

United will use a Boeing 737 MAX 8 for the 2,260-mile flight, which is blocked at 4hr45min to Venezuela, and 5hr30min to the United States.…