Delta Airlines resumed direct flights between Miami and Havana on Monday. Have two daily frequencies for the moment, according to the José Martí Airport account on Twitter.
Delta, whose base is located in Atlanta, Georgia, had returned to the Cuban market in 2016 after a 55-year hiatus, but suspended service in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report. report of the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
Delta Airlines resumed today, April 10, its direct flights from Miami International Airport to #JoséMartí International Airport. The airline will offer travelers two daily flights so far. #CubaTuDestinoSeguro #CubanAviation#ECASA pic.twitter.com/uoBMkl6sIa
— José Martí International Airport (@EcasaHabana) April 10, 2023
It was the only US airline that offered regular flights to the island before 1961 and was also the last US carrier to exit the Cuban market with the suspension of its service from Havana to New Orleans.
Last December, Delta had announced the restart of its service to Havana, which will allow customers to have access to 203 weekly non-stop flights from 10 airports in the United States. The news was ratified shortly after by Cuba.
About 50 international airlines currently operate on the island, according to statements by José Ramón Hernández, Director of Operations of the Cuban Company of Airports and Airport Services SA (Ecasa), offered to Granma last February.
Of these, 20 did so from Latin America and the Caribbean, 14 from Europe, six from Canada, seven from the United States (four regular and three charter) and one from Africa, points out this source.