United Airlines will resume nonstop daily flights between Houston Intercontinental Airport and Caracas Simon Bolívar International Airport starting August 11. The service will operate using Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Flight UA1046 departs Houston at 11:45 p.m., arriving in Caracas at 5:30 a.m. the following day. The return flight leaves Caracas at 8:00 a.m. and lands in Houston at 12:30 p.m.
This follows American Airlines resumption of Miami-Caracas flights on April 30 after a seven-year suspension due to political instability and security concerns. American operates the route with Embraer E175 aircraft flown by its subsidiary Envoy Air, initially with one daily flight and a second added starting May 21.
United had suspended Venezuela service in June 2017 after more than two decades of operations. The restarts come after U.S. officials lifted a 2019 ban on direct flights, following regulatory approvals and security assessments at Caracas airport.
From its Houston hub, United provides connections to over 180 global destinations via up to 100 daily flights to more than 50 points in Latin America and the Caribbean.