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The heaviest thing on board was hope. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3640\">The Latest: Trump administration plans new rule that could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>The flight, to Caracas, Venezuela, is the airline\u2019s first humanitarian trip to the South American country since the deadly earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>Pilot Cristobal Orsini, originally from Venezuela, has flown a plane countless times. But a trip has never felt so personal until now. <\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI\u2019m very happy and grateful that I am able to be a part of this humanitarian flight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know many people that have died,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of pilots died. A lot of flight attendants, people that I knew, people that I used to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3638\">Rescue teams in Venezuela cling to hope as US rebuffs criticisms of government earthquake response<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JC Liscano, a senior vice president with American, said that the airplane \u201cis going to carry 7,000 pounds of relief supplies: medicine, food, perishables, things that are absolutely needed right now \u2015 not just by our team, but those (who) live in the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The airline is partnering with the Global Empowerment Mission in Doral, where hundreds of volunteers have worked around the clock to sort, pack and ship life-saving supplies. <\/p>\n<p>Even though the earthquakes brought tremendous devastation to the country, they never shook the compassion of those determined to help put it back together.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3636\">Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Helpful list: <\/b>Aid drop-off locations in South Florida<\/p>\n<p><b>More on <\/b><b>HELPING VENEZUELA<\/b> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doral-based nonprofit GEM dispatches over $1 million in aid from community <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Inter Miami, Marlins, Dolphins join relief efforts<\/li>\n<li>NFL star joins Global Empowerment Mission\u2019s team; his message to South Floridians, \u2018Do what you can\u2019<\/li>\n<li>More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Food for the Poor welcomes investments in reconstruction <\/li>\n<li>Physicians in Miami-Dade collect donations of medical supplies near Doral <\/li>\n<li>Meet Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Capt. German Leal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pembroke Pines police officers announce collection drive<\/li>\n<li>Airbnb partners with nonprofit CADENA for emergency housing <\/li>\n<li>Hogar Bambi aims to protect vulnerable children<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Grey Bull Rescue Foundation team arrives at Caracas<\/li>\n<li>Officials close La Guaira, require volunteers to register in Caracas <\/li>\n<li>Amazon donates to Airlink to help charities with logistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miami search-and-rescue team prepares to deploy <\/li>\n<li>Centro Comunitario AFE hosts collection drive in Miami-Dade <\/li>\n<li>Weston-based charity partners with local pharmacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Veteran-led Project DYNAMO delivers 20,000 pounds of aid in 1st 48 hours <\/li>\n<li>Altruism at El Arepazo feeds Global Empowerment Mission\u2019s team effort<\/li>\n<li>Salvadoran rescuers work to free 15-year-old survivor in Caraballeda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with \u2018hopeful\u2019 hand-written notes<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage<\/li>\n<li>State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations <\/li>\n<li>Miramar to keep 6 aid drop-off locations open 24\/7<\/li>\n<li>Miami-Dade\u2019s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations<\/li>\n<li>Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead<\/li>\n<li>Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470 <\/li>\n<li>International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations<\/li>\n<li>Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Samaritan\u2019s Purse focuses on \u2018emergency field hospital\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations<\/li>\n<li>UN asks for donations for \u2018underfunded\u2019 program for kids <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>World Vision asks for \u2018disaster relief fund\u2019 donations<\/li>\n<li>World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals<\/li>\n<li>United Way Miami launches \u2018Operation Helping Hands\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Miami International Airport, one American Airlines flight carried more than people. 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