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) |
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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