United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has announced it will be withdrawing from the Venezuelan market with effect from July 1.

The US carrier, which currently serves Caracas Simón Bolivar daily from Houston Intercontinental using B737-800 equipment, said in a statement the route was no longer financially viable thus necessitating its withdrawal.

Since March, the route has been operating with a technical stop in Aruba on the inbound service to the Venezuelan capital ostensibly on the grounds of promoting crew safety.