Canadian airlines halting flights to Cuba indefinitely
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Canadian airlines halting flights to Cuba indefinitely
Air Canada, Air Transat and Sunwing Vacations, a group that includes WestJet, announced they will be suspending Canadian flights to Cuba indefinitely. Air Transat says the "current geopolitical situation in Cuba" is behind the decision. Canada's major airlines initially suspended flights to Cuba in February. Cuban-Canadians in Toronto remain concerned for family facing the uncertainty around electricity and gas shortages in the country. The CBC's Lorenda Reddekopp has the latest.
Canadian airlines, Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat, announced that the suspension of their flights will be indefinite. Likewise, their vacation packages have no date to return to them. Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said that the indefinite suspension of their flights to Cuba is due to the “political and economic uncertainty continues.” For his part, Westjet reported that “as the leading Canadian airline in Cuba, Westjet recognizes t…
Canada is not another market for Cuba. It is its first international emitter and the one that sustains much of the demand for packages to Varadero, Cayo Coco, Cayo Santa María, Holguín and other holiday poles of the island. In 2025, Cuba received 1.81 million international visitors, 18% less than the previous year and its worst data since 2002, excluding the years of pandemic. Canada maintained leadership, with 754,010 travelers, but also retrea…
WestJet, Sunwing Suspend All Flights to Cuba
WestJet Airlines and the Sunwing Vacations Group have officially announced that all flights and vacation operations to Cuba will be suspended indefinitely.The sweeping suspension affects multiple branches of the travel group, including Sunwing Vacations, WestJet Vacations, and WestJet Vacations Québec. Operations to the popular Caribbean destination were initially paused in February due to a severe […]
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