MIAMI, United States. – The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that it will allow Delta and United airlines to temporarily delay the restart of their flights to Cuba.
According to the Reuters press agencyUnited Airlines has been working for months to resume service to Havana, but has requested a postponement in order to complete infrastructure work that would allow it to operate properly in Terminal 3 of the “José Martí” International Airport, where it is being relocated, and the renegotiation contracts with service providers.
Before the border closure in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemicUnited Airlines maintained seven weekly flights to Havana.
In the case of Delta airlines, which after 55 years had restarted direct flights to the capital in 2016 thanks to the rapprochement between Cuba and the United States promoted by then President Barack Obama, it has been known to have problems reestablishing the route, although Their nature has not been revealed.
Both companies resumed talks to return to operating in Cuba after last June the US Department of Transportation eliminated the restrictions imposed by former President Donald Trump, which directly affected commercial flights from US companies to airports outside of Havana. .
For the moment, the USDOT has set December 1 as the deadline for United Airlines to resume its trips to Cuba; while the term granted to Delta may not be extended beyond the month of March 2023.
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