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An American Airlines plane fluttering U.S. and Cuba national flags is seen upon arrival at Jose Marti International Airport becoming the first Miami-Havana commercial flight in 50 years, coinciding with the beginning of the tributes to late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, on November 28, 2016 in Havana. Getting your player ready...
MIAMI — Just three days after the death of Fidel Castro, the first regularly scheduled flight in more than half a century left Miami International Airport bound for Havana.
Monday morning’s flight was the first of the new Havana-bound service and the first of four daily flights American Airlines plans out of Miami International. Several airlines began routes to other Cuban cities earlier this year.
reports Jet Blue will start twice-daily service from Orlando on Tuesday and Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday. On Thursday, , Spirit Airlines from Fort Lauderdale and Delta from Miami, New York’s JFK airport and Atlanta. Southwest starts daily service from Fort Lauderdale Dec. 12.
The flights are part of the Obama administration’s opening toward Cuba.
