Southwest Airlines to scale down Cuba flights
Southwest Airlines said it would reduce the number of flights to Cuba, joining other US airlines, as president Donald Trump's Cuba policy continues to restrict Americans traveling to the country. The airline will stop flying to Varadero and Santa Clara in Cuba Sept 4 and has applied with the US DoT for another daily round trip between Ft. Lauderdale and Havana. Southwest currently flies to Havana twice daily from Ft. Lauderdale and once daily from Tampa. "...there is not a clear path to sustainability serving these markets, particularly with the continuing prohibition in US law on tourism to Cuba for American citizens," Southwest Airlines said. Some carriers such as Spirit Airlines Inc, Frontier Airlines, Silver Airways have already pulled out while larger US carriers have pared back flights to smaller Cuban cities. <br/>
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Southwest Airlines to scale down Cuba flights
Southwest Airlines said it would reduce the number of flights to Cuba, joining other US airlines, as president Donald Trump's Cuba policy continues to restrict Americans traveling to the country. The airline will stop flying to Varadero and Santa Clara in Cuba Sept 4 and has applied with the US DoT for another daily round trip between Ft. Lauderdale and Havana. Southwest currently flies to Havana twice daily from Ft. Lauderdale and once daily from Tampa. "...there is not a clear path to sustainability serving these markets, particularly with the continuing prohibition in US law on tourism to Cuba for American citizens," Southwest Airlines said. Some carriers such as Spirit Airlines Inc, Frontier Airlines, Silver Airways have already pulled out while larger US carriers have pared back flights to smaller Cuban cities. <br/>
