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Canada's major airines wind down flights to Cuba as Havana airport warns it will run out of jet fuel
Canada's major airlines have all suspended service to Cuba, with Air Transat announcing Monday evening it was joining Air Canada and WestJet in cancelling all flights, as the Caribbean island's major airport warns it will run out of jet fuel.
The update comes shortly after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that supplies Cuba with oil.
Canada suspends flights to Cuba after Havana warns airlines it will run out of jet fuel, triggering cancellations, emergency repatriation plans and fresh concerns for the island’s tourism-dependent ec
Cuba has stopped selling jet fuel to international airlines amid a worsening energy crisis, raising costs and operational challenges for carriers.
Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years. She finds the island changed, with garbage piling up and fuel shortages affecting daily life.
HAVANA — Cuba has notified international airlines that Jet A-1 will not be available for uplift on the island from Feb. 10 through Mar. 11, citing worsening fuel shortages, as flagged in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the island.
As tensions between the US and Cuba rise to the highest levels since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the mood was grim at a recent staff meeting at the US Embassy in Havana.
The assistance arrives amid increased U.S. pressure on Cuba, including sanctions and a “national emergency” declaration by President Donald Trump.