A new flight connects from this week on Frank País García International Airport, in the city of Holguín, with Frankfurt del Meno, Germany.
This new air connection seeks enhance the arrival of visitors from that issuing market to the Holguin tourist centerin the midst of the significant decline of the sector on the island.
The flight was greeted with a special program of activities, he informed state media Yuset Vargas Ricardo, delegate of the Minister of Tourism in the territory.
The official highlighted that this operation comes at a “key moment” for the local economy and for the tourism sector in the territory and the country.
Start of season that requires more planning
Vargas Ricardo pointed out that the new high season implies a significant challenge for the destination and requires exhaustive planning from infrastructure to services, in order to guarantee the customer experience and the sustainability of the tourist hub.
However, he assured that the workers of the tourism They are ready to take advantage of the opportunities and show the potential of the Holguín destination.
For his part, Miguel Andrés Peña Peña, general director of the Holguin airport, explained that The terminal plans to reach around 60 international operations during the season.
Added to the new connection with Frankfurt flights from the Czech Republic, the consolidation of the operation with Moscow and an increase in trips from Canadaaccording to the Holguín authorities.
Holguín-Frankfurt flight: preparations at the airport
The aerodrome underwent maintenance, review and training of personnel to operate new systems and manage greater passenger flowassured Peña Peña.
During this year, Frank País has operated with 13 airlines with routes mainly to Canada and the United States, with a recent increase in European travelers to the province’s spas, according to the source.
The reconnection with Germany was announced in April, when it was confirmed that The route would operate twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdaysusing a 287-seat Airbus A330-200.
It was then reported that the objective was to strengthen alliances with airlines and tour operators and expand the flight offer in the face of growing demand.
The Minister of Transportation also pointed out that Cuban Aviation aspires to operate with its own aircraft in the futurealthough for now it uses an A330-200 leased from an international partner that, from the image, belongs to the Spanish airline Plus Ultra.
Tourism continues without taking off and registers its worst October in four years
A flight that arrives in the midst of the fall in tourism
The relaunch of the connection with Frankfurt occurs while Cuba faces a continued decline in the arrival of travelers.
According to the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI), The island received 1,477,892 international visitors between January and October 202519.9% less than in the same period of 2024.
Although the fall has moderated slightly in recent months, the figures to date now make impossible the government’s goal of adding 2.6 million visitors in 2025 and make it difficult to even reach last year’s 2.2 million tourists, the lowest figure in 17 years if the years affected by the pandemic are not considered.
He German market, one of the most historically relevant for Cubacontracted 43.5% in the first nine months of the year, according to the ONEI, a decrease that the Cuban Government hopes to counteract with the reopening of this route with Frankfurt.
