On a bright February morning amid a mild westerly breeze, a newly painted plane sticks out like a fresh blade of grass as it parks and prepares to load passengers on the tarmac of Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Price, Haiti. Philippe Bayard, the CEO and founder of Sunrise Airways, Haiti’s only Haitian-owned airline, climbs … Read more
Earlier this year, the US Department of Transportation opened applications for US carriers to fly into Cuba. According to Sabre, up to 110 scheduled daily flights are available for officially sanctioned commercial flights to Cuba’s ten airports, including 20 daily flights into Havana’s José Martí International Airport. Airlines eagerly filed applications to fly non-charter flights to Cuba. … Read more
United Airlines submitted an updated filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin commercial air service to Cuba from its gateways in Newark/New York, Houston, Washington and Chicago to Havana’s José Martí International Airport in Cuba. According to a press release, United says its proposal for nonstop service to Havana from … Read more
Yesterday, United Airlines submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for authority to provide service from four of its largest U.S. gateway cities – Newark/New York, Houston, Washington, D.C. and Chicago – to Havana’s José Martí International Airport. Scheduled commercial flight service between Cuba and the US has been suspended for decades. Charter … Read more
Southwest Airlines filed an application today with the US government requesting approval to serve Cuba. Scheduled commercial flight service between Cuba and the US has been suspended for decades. Charter flights have connected the two countries in the interim, with carriers from JetBlue to American Airlines operating the flights. Southwest is planning daily nonstop flights … Read more
Alaska Airlines today filed an application with the US Department of Transportation seeking approval to fly two daily nonstop flights from its Latin America gateway of Los Angeles to Havana, Cuba. Scheduled commercial flight service between Cuba and the US has been suspended for decades. Charter flights have connected the two countries in the interim, … Read more
Today, Delta Air Lines filed an application with the US government to provide non-stop service to Cuba from four cities in the US. Scheduled commercial flight service between Cuba and the US has been suspended for decades. Charter flights have connected the two countries in the interim, with carriers from JetBlue to American Airlines operating … Read more
Yesterday, Sunrise Airways expanded its service to Cuba with the launch of its first-ever flights to Camaguey, Cuba. The new route is the first to feature the carrier’s new 46-seat ATR 42-320 aircraft, which was added to the Sunrise fleet February 26, 2016. “These new flights to Camaguey build upon the success of our regularly scheduled service to Santiago de Cuba, which … Read more
Starr Companies (Starr) has announced the availability of travel insurance and assistance services for travel to Cuba. The service provides trip cancellation and trip interruption insurance as well as accident and sickness benefits. In addition, the plans provide the coordination of medical and assistance services for travelers during their travel and visit to Cuba. “With … Read more
In December, the United States and Cuba reached a bilateral agreement to establish scheduled air services between the two countries. Next week the two nations will sign a formal agreement to resume one-way commercial air traffic. US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin are … Read more
