Feds Pick Charlotte As Non-Stop Destination To Cuba PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 07 July 2016 10:39
Charlotte is one of 10 U.S. cities that could get nonstop flights to Havana, Cuba, under plans announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The other cities are: Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York City, Orlando, and Tampa.
 
American Airlines, the largest airline at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, is among those the DOT picked.  
 
Service would start as early as this fall. The U.S. is in the midst of normalizing relations with Cuba, which were severed in 1961. 
 
The USDOT said a dozen U.S. airlines applied to operate passenger and cargo service to Havana. Altogether, they've proposed 60 daily flights, which is more than the 20 flights agreed upon in talks between Washington and Havana.
 
Other airlines the DOT selected for tentative service are: Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines. 
 
 
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