The British airline Virgin Atlantic announced that it will restore its flights to Havana as of November 1 of this year, according to official media on the Island.
The company has already begun to offer its availability of direct routes next winter between the international airports of Heathrow (London) and José Martí (Havana) with three weekly frequencies; Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, according to agency office Latin Press (PL).
Through its Facebook account, the company highlighted the relevance of this tourist destination for its trips. Strolling through sunny plazas, drinking daiquiris, then salsa all night long, all before listening to the calming sounds of the Caribbean waves as you go to sleep in the Cuban capital.
Thus, a new option for trips between the United Kingdom and Cuba will strengthen the tourist operations of both countries, highlights PL.
Historically, the European nation is included among the top 10 emitters of visitors to Cuba, because in addition to the preference for sun and beach destinations, the British explore urban and nature destinations, reports the media, and specifies that several tour operators and travel agencies travel, among which Havanatour UK stands out, offer packages with “attractive options”.
Virgin Atlantic, founded in 1984, is an airline of the multinational conglomerate Virgin Group and operates transcontinental flights from London to North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, according to the source.
On November 15, 2021, Cuba opened its borders to tourism, after almost two years of paralyzed operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the Government made that decision, several international airlines have gradually resumed the flight frequencies they maintained before the pandemic, and others have increased their offers or established new itineraries.
This year Cuba expects to receive 2.5 million international visitors, 1,926,000 more than those counted in the previous one, according to the projections of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur).
The tourism sector has been the object of large investments in recent years, given its importance to the economy. According to official data, it is directly related to 10 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and is the second largest source of foreign currency for the Island.
