US: Which airlines get into Havana? The Feds will decide
It’s been more than 50 years since commercial flights from the US could legally land in Cuba, and now domestic airlines have under 12 weeks to explain to federal regulators why they deserve to have a few of just 110 daily roundtrip flights to the island. The battle for Havana will be particularly fraught because the agreement to restore commercial flights includes only 20 slots in the capital. The process of gaining authority to fly from the US to the 10 international airports in Cuba will culminate when federal officials dole out access based on an effort to “maximise public benefits,” the DoT said. The return of commercial flights between the US and Cuba, which could occur as soon as this summer, will remain restricted to one of 12 permitted activities—and tourism is not among them. <br/>
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US: Which airlines get into Havana? The Feds will decide
It’s been more than 50 years since commercial flights from the US could legally land in Cuba, and now domestic airlines have under 12 weeks to explain to federal regulators why they deserve to have a few of just 110 daily roundtrip flights to the island. The battle for Havana will be particularly fraught because the agreement to restore commercial flights includes only 20 slots in the capital. The process of gaining authority to fly from the US to the 10 international airports in Cuba will culminate when federal officials dole out access based on an effort to “maximise public benefits,” the DoT said. The return of commercial flights between the US and Cuba, which could occur as soon as this summer, will remain restricted to one of 12 permitted activities—and tourism is not among them. <br/>
