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The battle for the limited number of slots for flights from the US to Havana is heating up. American Airlines has applied for more flights than any of its competitors. Monday, it filed additional documents with the DoT that explained why it should get a lion’s share of the flights into Cuba’s capital. American wants 10 of the 20 daily slots for Havana, and it plans to fill those slots with flights from Miami. This seems like a major request compared to what other airlines are asking for. However, American claims that it's plan is logical. The carrier cited its vast experience with charter flights to Cuba as one of the main reasons why it is best prepared to serve this new commercial market. Also, since most of the demand for Cuba flights will be in Miami, currently one of AA’s hubs, it feels like it is in the best position to meet the demand. <br/>

Iberia is preparing new job cuts to reduce costs after completing the current round of redundancies, its chairman Luis Gallego said. Iberia had already reached a deal with unions in 2014 to cut up to 1,427 jobs until the end of 2017. Gallego said there was room for 462 more job losses in the current voluntary redundancy programme, which he hoped to complete this year. After that Iberia will seek a new agreement with the unions for additional voluntary job losses for older employees close to retirement, Gallego said. "We still have an excess of people in some units", he said, but did not give any figures. As of December 2015, Iberia employed 16,564 people. The airline has undergone a major restructuring since its 2011 merger with British Airways, cutting jobs and salaries. <br/>