Houston’s Million Air Charter Gets the Nod for Cuba Flights

Million Air Charter, a subsidiary of the Houston-based Million Air fixed-base operator, has received government approval to fly directly to Cuba.

Before rules governing air travel between the two countries were relaxed, it took months to get an exemption from the Office of Foreign Assets Control to fly privately from the U.S. to Cuba, according to the news release.

In February, the U.S. and Cuba agreed to restore scheduled air services. Million Air Charter can now provide charter transportation to Cuba at any time without applying for specific licenses, as long as passengers are authorized travelers. Tourism is still not permitted.

"As the U.S. government continues to ease restrictions there, we are proud we can play a part in encouraging commerce between the two nations via private business travel," Roger Woolsey, Million Air CEO, said in the news release.

Million Air Charter joins operators nationwide that can travel through 19 published returning destination airports – including Dallas and Houston – for direct U.S. flights to and from Cuba.

Source: The Houston Chronicle / The Associated Press