Air Canada has suspended its 16 weekly flights to Cuba and is repatriating 3,000 passengers as a U.S.-led oil blockade leaves the island’s airports without jet fuel.
Air Canada suspended all service to Cuba on Monday, citing a critical shortage of aviation fuel that will leave the island’s airports unable to refuel commercial aircraft starting Tuesday. The airline plans to operate empty “ferry flights” over the coming days to repatriate approximately 3,000 travelers currently stranded at various destinations. This suspension is expected to last until at least March 11.
“It is projected that as of February 10 aviation fuel will not be commercially available at the island’s airports,” the airline stated, following government advisories. The crisis is linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent blockade of Venezuelan oil exports and threats of new tariffs on any nation supplying fuel to Cuba. While competitors like WestJet and Air Transat haven’t yet suspended service, they have activated flexible rebooking policies.
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