stop flights from Houston to Cuba
HOUSTON United Airlines has been approved to schedule commercial airline service from Houston and nine other cities to Havana, the company announced Thursday in a press release.
Bush Intercontinental Airport will be an important gateway for service to Havana and will directly connect 20 markets across the central and western United States to Cuba with just one stop, officials said. The Cuban American population in the Houston metropolitan area ranks among the top ten cities in the country. Department of Transportation made an outstanding decision by approving United Airline application for Saturday service between Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Havana Jose Marti international Airport, said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. Foxx and United both recognized the very signi?cant economic and consumer benefits these flights to Cuba will bring to Houston area residents, travelers, businesses and entrepreneurs. Again, I would like to thank Secretary Foxx and United Airlines for making our great city one of the first new gateways to Cuba. commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities won tentative government approval Thursday, advancing President Barack Obama effort to normalize relations with Cuba. and the Cuban capital, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said. to the communist island nation. cities are: Atlanta; Charlotte, North Carolina; Houston; Los Angeles; Newark, New Jersey; New York; and four in Florida Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa.
The airlines are Alaska, American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, and United.
Most Americans still cannot legally visit Cuba. But the Obama administration has http://www.cheapjerseys11.com/ eased rules to the point where travelers are now free to design their own “people to people” cultural exchange tours with little oversight. Airlines still need to record and keep for five years the official reason why someone travels to Cuba, so reservation systems have been revamped to allow passengers to select one of the 12 permitted categories. They include family visits, official business, educational or religious activities.
