Airlines

For the first time in over fifty years, this New York-based low-cost airline made its inaugural scheduled flight from the U.S. to Cuba since 1961, a development that comes to pass within the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two countries that resumed in December 2014. Caribbean News Digital had the privilege of boarding that opening flight from Florida to Cuba.

Silver Airways Touches Down in Cuba

A small 34-seat Saab aircraft landed in Abel Santamaria International Airport in Santa Clara, in central Cuba, the first scheduled routes operated by Silver Airways.

USDOT Picks Eight Carries to Start Scheduled Flights to Havana

Airlines receiving the Havana awards include network, low-cost, and ultra-low cost carriers – Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines.

“We Want to Provide Peerless Flying Experience to Cuba”

Caribbean News Digital talked to Claudia Gonzalez, JetBlue’s Marketing Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Robin Hayes: “I’m So Proud to Land in Cuba”

One of the VIPs traveling on this opening trip -the first regular flight by a U.S. carrier in more than five decades- was no other than Robin Hayes, the airline’s president and CEO.

Silver Airways Gets Cuban Government’s Nod for Cuba Flights

Silver Airways has received Cuban government approval to operate regularly scheduled commercial service to Cuba, including service from Fort Lauderdale to Santa Clara, Camagüey, Cienfuegos, and Holguín.