US EditionRussia to fly its tourists out of Cuba and then suspend airline operations due to fuel crisis
Russia will suspend flights after repatriating 4,000 tourists due to Cuba's jet fuel shortage caused by halted oil imports amid U.S. sanctions, planning to send oil aid.
- On February 12, Rossiya Airlines said it will operate at least six one-way flights from Havana and Varadero to Moscow and suspend Cuba services by February 24, with Rosaviatsia describing this as evacuation then suspension.
- U.S. policy steps, including an executive order, preceded the disruption in oil flows, with Cuban authorities warning on February 9 that jet fuel would be unavailable through March 11 after no oil imports in January.
- Russian carriers suspended services and began repatriation flights as refuelling failed, leaving at least 4,000 Russian tourists stranded in Cuba while Air Canada plans to bring 3,000 customers home.
- Russia's Ministry of Economic Development advised citizens to refrain from travel, and Russian tour operators suspended sales, while Dmitry Peskov said `We wouldn't want any escalation, but on the other hand, we don't have much trade right now`.
- The UN warned last week of a humanitarian collapse as Cuba's 11 million residents face blackouts, shortages, and reserves that could last as little as 15 days.
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The island faces a critical situation due to the suspension of international flights, unprecedented blackouts and a record drop in weight, in a context marked by the tightening of US restrictions and fuel shortages
Russia to suspend flights to Cuba as Trump sanctions cut fuel supply
Russia will temporarily suspend flights to Cuba after airlines reported difficulties refueling aircraft on the island, aviation authorities said Wednesday.Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia said in a statement posted on Telegram that the airlines Rossiya, part of the Aeroflot Group, and Nordwind were forced to adjust their flight programs due to problems securing fuel in Cuba.In the coming days, Rossiya will operate several outbou…
Russia has started an ‘evacuation’ of its citizens from Cuba amid the island’s jet fuel crisis
Rossiya is one of the two airlines servicing one-way flights from Cuba amid the jet fuel crisis. Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Moscow authorities said airlines are evacuating Russian tourists from Cuba this month. The island said earlier this week that it’s run out of jet fuel for international airports. It’s prompting Russia, Cuba’s close ally, to send empty planes to fly Russian passengers home. Moscow’s civil a…
Russia must send oil to Cuba "in the near future" as "humanitarian aid", reported the Russian daily Izvestia, citing diplomatic sources.
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