Cayman Airways has launched its newest route to Cuba. The carrier, one of the leading regional carriers to Cuba, has officially begun service between the island of Cayman Brac and the Cuban city of Holguin. The new flights will operate on Saturdays, and connects in Cayman Brac to other Cayman Airways destinations including Little Cayman … Read more
JetBlue has officially launched its expanded charter service between New York and Havana, Cuba. The carrier is now operating a second weekly roundtrip charter flight in partnership with Cuba Travel Services. The new flights, which operate on Tuesdays, become JetBlue’s sixth weekly roundtrip charter route between the US and Cuba. “More people are exploring the … Read more
Brazilian air carrier GOL is looking to add flights to Cuba, the company announced. In its latest monthly report, GOL said it was planning to add several new Latin American destinations, including Havana. Right now, Brazil sends a negligible amount of tourists to Cuba, particularly in comparison to other Latin American countries like Colombia, Venezuela … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff While charter flights have helped expand travel to Havana, it’s still hard for many travelers to get to the eastern hub of Santiago de Cuba. That’s about to change, however, with a new option through Turks and Caicos. Caribbean carrier InterCaribbean Airways will be launching flights from Providenciales to Santiago … Read more
Growth in the number of charter flights to Cuba is showing no signs of slowing down. Another carrier has added flights to the island, this time Choice Aire out of Southwest Florida International Airport. The carrier recently launched service from Fort Myers to Havana, Cuba, with flights operating on Mondays and Fridays. The Monday and Friday flights … Read more
According the French publication Air Journal, Air China will begin flying to Havana from Beijing at end of December in a continuation of an existing flight to Montreal. Air China is the first Chinese airline to fly to Cuba. The Cuban capital will be its ninth destination in North America after New York-JFK, Los Angeles, … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff Air France is ramping up its service from Paris to Havana, the carrier announced this week. The expansion will mean up to three additional flights between Charles de Gaulle and Jose Marti airports beginning this summer. From late March to mid-May, Air France will operate 10 weekly flights between Paris … Read more
More flights to Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff JetBlue continues to add more charter flights to Cuba. The New York City-based carrier announced Monday that it had expanded its partnership with Cuba Travel Services, with plans to launch a second nonstop flight between New York and Havana. The expansion comes after the US further … Read more
Can they happen? By Peter Quinter Op-Ed Contributor Since I first moved to Florida in 1981, worked as an attorney at U.S. Customs in 1989, and been a private attorney for one of the largest law firms in Florida since 1994, I have been intrigued by the international relations between the United States and Cuba. … Read more
Are regular flights coming? By the Cuba Journal staff Following press reports that the Obama Administration was seeking to pave the way for regularly scheduled commercial flights between the US and Cuba by the end of the year, the State Department said it was “in contact with the Cuban Government regarding the establishment of scheduled … Read more
