IAG's Iberia resumes Venezuela service with four weekly flights

MADRID, April 7 (Reuters) - ​Spain's flag ⁠carrier Iberia, a unit ​of International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) , has ​resumed ‌flights between Madrid and Caracas, ⁠ending a suspension that began ⁠in November as ​U.S.–Venezuela tensions escalated.

A company spokesperson said on Tuesday the airline would operate four weekly ​flights, ‌one fewer than before the suspension.

Spanish carriers Air Europa and Plus Ultra resumed flights to Venezuela ​in February and early March, ‌respectively.

Iberia was among several airlines that halted flights to ‌and from the country after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned of a "potentially ​hazardous situation" for civil aviation due to heightened ‌military and political risks.

Following the U.S. operation in which Venezuelan President Nicolas ⁠Maduro was ⁠captured on January ‌3 and transferred to New York to face ​drug-trafficking ​charges, Washington began working to ‌reopen Venezuela's airspace and remove restrictions affecting international airlines.

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