US: Competition for Cuba flights sparks airline row
Despite several airlines abandoning their service to Cuba, the competition remains hotly contested among other US carriers competing to boost their flights to Havana. The DoT set a limit of 20 daily round-trips to Havana, with more flights to other cities, when it reopened scheduled passenger service in Feb 2016. The competition to serve the Caribbean destination was fierce, and all Havana slots were allocated by Aug 2016. But since then, with a weak market and diplomatic tensions, several airlines have dropped out. Frontier Airlines ended daily round-trips between Miami and Havana. Spirit Airlines ended twice-daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Havana. While the department weighed who should get those slots, Alaska Airlines ended its daily service between Los Angeles and Havana in January. <br/>
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US: Competition for Cuba flights sparks airline row
Despite several airlines abandoning their service to Cuba, the competition remains hotly contested among other US carriers competing to boost their flights to Havana. The DoT set a limit of 20 daily round-trips to Havana, with more flights to other cities, when it reopened scheduled passenger service in Feb 2016. The competition to serve the Caribbean destination was fierce, and all Havana slots were allocated by Aug 2016. But since then, with a weak market and diplomatic tensions, several airlines have dropped out. Frontier Airlines ended daily round-trips between Miami and Havana. Spirit Airlines ended twice-daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Havana. While the department weighed who should get those slots, Alaska Airlines ended its daily service between Los Angeles and Havana in January. <br/>
