A relaunched Miami-Caracas flight after seven years of a standstill is paving the way for Venezuela to reclaim its status as a bustling aviation hub.
The United States is home to 1.2 million Venezuelans out of a 7.9-million-strong diaspora, according to United Nations data.
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