Cuban Airlines canceled multiple international flights due to new US sanctions

Cuban Airlines canceled multiple international flights due to new US sanctions

Xinhua News Agency, Havana, October 23 news, Cuban Airlines announced on the 23rd that affected by the United States on the latest sanctions, the company had to cancel multiple international flights.

The head of Cuban Airlines, Arsenio Arocha, told the media on the same day that the company had been told by two foreign companies that the relevant aircraft lease agreement would be terminated, resulting in the company’s flights to Mexico, Dominica, Venezuela and other countries. Forced cancellation, some domestic flights will also face adjustment.

Arocha said that by the end of this year, it is expected that 40,000 passengers will be affected, resulting in economic losses of 10 million US dollars. The company will provide a full refund for the passengers who have purchased the ticket and seek countermeasures.


Affected by US sanctions and other factors, Cuban Airlines is difficult to purchase passenger aircraft and related accessories from abroad, so it mainly relies on leasing aircraft to foreign companies to operate.


The US Department of Commerce has announced additional sanctions against the company, including the suspension of existing licenses to lease aircraft to Cuban state-owned air transport companies, and will no longer approve applications for taxis to these companies.


After the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the US government adopted a hostile policy toward Cuba. In 1961, Meigu broke off diplomatic relations. The following year, then US President Kennedy signed a decree to impose an economic, financial embargo and trade embargo against Cuba. In July 2015, the two countries formally resumed diplomatic relations. After Trump became the US president in January 2017, the US government announced that it would tighten its policy toward the ancients. Since the beginning of this year, the US government has continuously escalated sanctions against the ancients.