US to suspend flights to Cuba, except Havana

The Donald Trump administration will suspend regular flights to all Cuban destinations, except Havana, US media reported.

According to the Associated Press (AP) and NBC News, this new measure by the Republican government against Cuba will take effect in December.

The decision, which complements other aggressive measures taken by the US government to reverse the bilateral approach started during the administration of President Barack Obama (2009-2017), will affect American Airlines and JetBlue flights to Cuban destinations such as Villa Clara, Camaguey and Holguin.

According to AP, two people informed about the measure said that the Transportation Department will announce the suspension of regular flights to all Cuban cities, except Havana, a destination that will remain legal for authorized US companies.

The media said that the reason for this new restriction is to avoid tourism to Cuba, which is banned by the law of the United States, a country that has imposed an economic, commercial and financial blockade on the Caribbean nation for almost 60 years.

Although the current reason is to avoid tourism, the measure will significantly affect hundreds of thousands of Cuban-Americans who travel to Cuba every year to visit their relatives in places outside Havana.

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