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Scheduled Commercial Airline Service to Begin Between Havana and the United States

R eleased earlier today, the Department of Transportation of the United States has tentatively decided to allocate the 20 available between the United States and Cuba — specifically, Havana — daily frequencies as shown in the chart below:

Carrier

Proposed Routing

Frequency and Carrier Priority Ranking

Alaska Airlines

Los Angeles-Havana

Once daily (#1)

American Airlines

Miami-Havana

4 times daily (#1, 2, 3, & 4)

Charlotte-Havana

Once daily (#8)10

Delta Air Lines

New York (JFK)-Havana

Once daily (#1)

Atlanta-Havana

Once daily (#2)

Miami-Havana

Once daily (#3)

Frontier Airlines

Miami-Havana

Once daily (#1)

JetBlue Airways

Fort Lauderdale-Havana

Twice daily (except once on Saturdays) (#1 & 2)

New York (JFK)-Havana

Once daily (#3)

Orlando-Havana

Once daily (#5)

Southwest Airlines

Fort Lauderdale-Havana

Twice daily (#1 & 2)

Tampa-Havana

Once daily (#7)11

Spirit Airlines

Fort Lauderdale-Havana

Twice daily (#1 & 2)

United Airlines

Newark-Havana

Once daily (#1)

Houston-Havana

Once weekly (Saturdays) (#2)

Service between the United States and other parts of Cuba had already been announced almost one month ago.

Summary

Existing charter services between Cuba and the United States are currently unaffected by the implementation of commercial airline service between the two countries.

I have not yet been to Cuba; but I am glad that I will not have to first stop over in another country in order to be able to do so — nor will I need to be concerned about violating any laws. The downside is that there is expected to be a significant increase in tourism to Cuba, which could very well adversely affect the charm of the country.

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  1. Brian, if you’ve never been to Cuba how can you say it has any charm to be affected adversely? It’s been under communist rule since before you were born. I don’t equate communism with charm. Help me here.

    BS

    1. Good point, Blind Squirrel.

      What I mean by “charm” in the case of Cuba is its potential danger of being another sanitized mecca of multinational entities overrunning it.

      There are already plenty of places around the world where an American can dine at a McDonald’s; stay at a Hyatt hotel property; and experience other encounters which replicate what can be done in the United States without experiencing the local culture — my use of the word “charm”, in this case — or otherwise immersing oneself in the actual experience of that country.

      One “charm” I already know of Cuba without having traveled there — yet, anyway — is the prevalence of antique cars which ply around the country but are difficult to find anywhere else.

  2. Nothing has changed regarding the legality of traveling to Cuba. For years now, people have been traveling legally to Cuba without stopping over in other countries. I’ve been there more than 20 times and will be going next week. We’re flying through Tampa going down, Miami coming back.

    1. What I referred in the article in terms of the legality of traveling to Cuba was from the Department of Transportation of the United States, Tim A.

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