US Department of Transportation today has allowed six American airlines operate regular flights from five cities in the US to Cuba. “The message will begin this fall,” – quoted by Tass agency Anthony Fox
The relevant permit was issued of American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines and. Sun Country Airlines. Now they can make up to 10 daily flights. In addition, the Ministry has identified five cities where planes can fly to Cuba, Miami, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Philadelphia. The list also included the Minneapolis / St Paul International Airport (Minnesota). This decision was made possible after the Fox and US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin in February this year signed an agreement with the representatives of Cuba, to restore air links between the two countries. On the Cuban side of your document was signed by Minister of Transport of the country Adel Izquierdo Rodriguez and President of the Institute of Civil Aviation of Cuba Alfredo Cordero Puig.
Earlier, US State Department predicted the restoration of regular flights between the US and Cuba on February 16th.
Recall that in March the US president visited Cuba for the first time since 1928. About resetting relations with Havana Barack Obama announced in December, 2014. In 2015, between the two countries were restored commercial air traffic, and in the capitals earned US Embassy and Cuba.
Learn more about the visit of the head of the White House, see the “Kommersant” material “US Cuba and the cold war ended. »
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