SLP, Mexico.- A group of 328 Russian tourists were stranded in Havana after an airline flight Rossiya It will be delayed 28 hours due to “technical problems,” according to what the airline informed the agency. RIA Novosti.
According to the information provided, the output of the aircraft that operated flight number 6850 Havana – Moscow was scheduled for 9:00 am. (5:00 pm Moscow time) on January 20, but was initially delayed for a technical reason. Although the passengers and crew boarded, they had to wait four hours and were finally evacuated.
The technical service personnel managed to repair a defect in the plane’s turbine and it was ready to take off.
However, the crew’s work schedule had ended. Furthermore, at night, the plane had no food supply and the airport could not organize the loading of food in time.
Rossiya Airlines reported that the 328 passengers were provided with transfer and accommodation in a hotel in the capital, in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations and airline standards.
“The departure time adjustment was influenced by a combination of factors. The approximate departure time of the plane is after 9:00 p.m. Moscow time,” Rossiya reported.
Cuba and Russia resumed direct flights between their capitals on Sunday, December 24, with a flight that departed from Sheremetyevo International Airport bound for Havana. With the resumption of travel, it was expected to achieve 13 direct weekly frequencies to different Cuban destinations.
The company has also been flying to the tourist center of Varadero since last July 1.
“There was a significant increase in the number of direct flights, allowing more than 146,300 Russian tourists to visit Cuba in that period of time,” said the government leader,” said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Chernishenko last year.
Direct connections had been interrupted after the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Last July they were restored through the Nordwind airline, but only to Varadero and Cayo Coco.
The ban on the Eurasian nation’s airlines has projected the Caribbean island as a alternative destination accessible to Russian citizens. In this scenario, the Cuban regime seeks to reactivate tourism, a sector that has not yet reached the levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aeroflot subsidiary Rossiya was founded in 1992 and is owned by the Russian government. In 2006 it merged with Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise under the name Rossiya (or GTK Russia). The new airline began flying on October 29 of that year under a single flag.
