Air Europa and Iberia to resume Caracas-Madrid flights, ending service to Valencia airport

Air Europa and Iberia will restore their Caracas-Madrid services after nearly two months of rerouted flights caused by the June 24 earthquakes.

Air Europa will resume operations on Tuesday, Sept. 1, with five weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The airline said the restart followed validation of operating conditions at temporary terminals set up in the parking area of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía.

Iberia will return on Thursday, Sept. 3, offering three weekly flights on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays. That is fewer than the four or five weekly connections the airline operated before activity at Maiquetía stopped after the strong earthquakes.

The resumption brings international services back to Venezuela’s main airport and ends the diversion of flights to Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia during restoration work at Maiquetía.

Laser, Avior, Copa Airlines, LATAM Airlines, American Airlines, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, GOL and Conviasa are also listed as airlines returning to international operations at Simón Bolívar. Domestic airlines Rutaca, Aeropostal, Avior, Estelar and Conviasa announced routes to several Venezuelan states from Sept. 1.