Turkish Airlines starts Havana, Caracas flightsTurkish Airlines has inaugurated its Havana (Cuba) and Caracas (Venezuela) flights from Istanbul, increasing its destinations in the Americas to 17. The inaugural flight from Istanbul got water cannon salutes in both airports with More… |
Turkish Airlines adds two new international destinationsTurkish Airlines continues to expand its destination network with the addition of flights to Havana (Cuba) and Caracas (Venezuela) as its 16th and 17th global destinations. Beginning on December 20, Havana and Caracas flights will More… |
US carriers may launch direct flights to CubaThe Obama administration on Thursday proposed eight airlines including United Continental Holdings, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines Group and JetBlue Airlines to start nonstop flights from the US to Havana, Cuba, as early as this fall, admini More… |
Obama cheered in Havana at start of historic visitPresident Barack Obama arrived to small but cheering crowds on Sunday at the start of a historic visit to Cuba that opened a new chapter in US engagement with the island's Communist government after decades of hostility between the former Co More… |
JetBlue launches NY-to-Havana charter flightsJetBlue Airways Corp said it began direct charter flights between New York and Havana on Friday, the first major US carrier to fly the route following President Barack Obama's decision in December to normalise relations with the Communist-ru More… |
38 die in Haitian shipwreck off CubaAt least 38 people died on Saturday when a boat carrying Haitian migrants sunk off the coast of Guantanamo province in far eastern Cuba, Cuban television reported. It said 87 people, including seven women, were rescued after civil defense More… |
Cuba cedes to farmers right to purchase suppliesCuba's private farmers will purchase supplies directly in future instead of having them allocated by the state, the government said, in the latest concession to their demands for more autonomy. Economy Minister Marino Murillo made the More… |