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U.S. approves Cuba flights by 6 carriers.

Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:22 pm
Posted by LSU1NSEC
Member since Sep 2007
17243 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:22 pm
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The United States approved scheduled flights to Cuban cities other than Havana from five U.S. cities, with service starting as soon as this fall, the U.S. Transportation Department said in a statement on Friday.

American Airlines Group Inc, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways Corp, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines Co and Sun Country Airlines will be allowed up to 10 daily round-trip flights, the department said. The flights will be allowed from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Philadelphia and Minneapolis/St. Paul, it added.



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Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132620 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:23 pm to
Cant wait for my chance to vacation in the Communist paradise
Posted by MontyFranklyn
T-Town
Member since Jan 2012
24301 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:24 pm to
Been spending most our lives living in Commie paradise
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
26296 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:25 pm to
Your loss. I'll be anxious to get over there before it becomes too touristy. It will be interesting to see a place they has been closed off from us for so long.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
93541 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:25 pm to
quote:

Cant wait for my chance to vacation in the Communist paradise



it's pretty nice
Posted by CuseTiger
Member since Jul 2013
9103 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:25 pm to
Trying to figure out locations for each airline:
Southwest-Chicago, Fort Lauderdale
Sun Country- Minneapolis
Jetblue- Fort Lauderdale
Silver- Fort Lauderdale??
Frontier- Philly??
American- Miami, Chicago??, Philly??
This post was edited on 6/10/16 at 12:27 pm
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
36412 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:25 pm to
bonefishing in the flats is actually pretty close to paradise.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139218 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

The department said seven U.S. airlines applied to provide service to other Cuban cities. With the exception of Eastern Airlines, which has not received necessary licensing, the government approved all of the route proposals.



Translation: didn't grease the right palms
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139218 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:26 pm to
Can't believe United wasn't in on it.
Posted by CuseTiger
Member since Jul 2013
9103 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:27 pm to
quote:

Can't believe United wasn't in on it.

Them or Delta. Seems odd they'd only approve American of the big 3.
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
39402 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:28 pm to
United was bombing my Facebook page for months with ads to support their proposed Cuba routes. Wonder what happened.
Posted by Blue Velvet
Apple butter toast is nice
Member since Nov 2009
20112 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:28 pm to
quote:

Your loss. I'll be anxious to get over there before it becomes too touristy. It will be interesting to see a place they has been closed off from us for so long.
^ Yep

A gorgeous time capsule just a few miles away
Posted by LSU1NSEC
Member since Sep 2007
17243 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:29 pm to
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I have said this multiple times on the travel board but ill be in the keys in august and it sucks I cant just hop on a boat and visit Havana for a night or two

and its the US preventing me not the other communist nation.


Probably opening it up in stages. Cruises will probably be going there eventually.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139218 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:29 pm to
quote:

United was bombing my Facebook page for months with ads to support their proposed Cuba routes. Wonder what happened.


Didn't pay off the right politicians
Posted by airfernando
Member since Oct 2015
15248 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:29 pm to
quote:

Supreme Leader Obama approves Cuba flights by 6 carriers.
FIFY.
Posted by LucasP
Member since Apr 2012
21618 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:30 pm to
So Obama is gonna sell off our freedom to a communists country just so they can get cheaper cigars? Great, this country is going to shite.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
73753 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:33 pm to
quote:

to Cuban cities other than Havana


Why? Wouldn't this be the premier destination for most who want to visit Cuba?
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85514 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:36 pm to
Well I guess that's it then. Obama has surrendered. We lost the war to communism.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
93541 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:37 pm to
quote:

American

has been flying there for almost 30 years
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139218 posts
Posted on 6/10/16 at 12:38 pm to
quote:


has been flying there for almost 30 years


Directly from the US?


Haven't there been specially sanctioned daily flights from Miami to Havana for a while?
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