The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela landed in Caracas on Thursday, seven years after the US Homeland Security Department indefinitely suspended operations, citing security risks. Operated by American Airlines subsidiary Envoy Air, the flight took off at 10.26 a.m. (14:26 GMT) from Miami and landed in Venezuela's capital city some three hours later.  Passengers were handed small venzuelan flags while boarding at the Miami International Airport Image: Julio Urribarri/Anadolu/picture alliance This comes months after US forces captured then-President Nicolas Maduro in a stunning nighttime raid on his residence in Caracas in early January. It also comes a month after the US formally reopened its embassy in the city, after resuming full diplomatic relations with Venezuela. Scenes from the ground At the Miami International Airport, American Airlines staff handed passengers small Venezuelan flags, and balloons in red, yellow and blue lined the door leading to the plane.…