The Ignacio Agramonte International Airport, in the province of Camagueyis gradually resuming its operations, interrupted during the previous year, and today receives around 30 flights international and national weekly.
The United States, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, Guyana, the Dominican Republic and Mexico are the main destinations, and in the case of the latter with flights to Cancun and Merida, according to a report of the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
international airport #Camaguey gradually recovers its operations interrupted the previous year, and today adds 30 a week, with international and national flights.
We expand ✍?https://t.co/jgRDV8UCdu pic.twitter.com/0q6CUTKLLc— Government of Camagüey (@GobCamaguey) December 5, 2022
The director of the Camagüey airport, Leudes Escobar Pino, said that a new operation of the Elite airline, from the United States, is expected soon, which will unite the city of Miami with the provincial head with a weekly frequency.
The airport facility also resumes domestic flights after several years without activity in the country, with a weekly round trip to Havana every Saturday.
The revival of operations at international airports in various provinces is part of the strategy designed to support the recovery of the tourism sector. According to official data, it represents the second largest source of foreign currency income for the Cuban economy.
Cuba aspires to receive in 2023 nearly three million visitors After increasing arrivals this year by 250% compared to 2021, and despite “the obstacles put up by the United States,” which right now restricts entry to its territory to people who have been in Cuba, the minister said on Tuesday. of Cuban Tourism, Juan Carlos García Granda.
