AREQUIPA, Peru – After four years without operating, the route that linked Havana with Bogotá of the Colombian airline Avianca will soon restart its flights to Cuba.
The Cuban Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García Granda, made the announcement in statements published in X (formerly Twitter) by the Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia.
According to the head of the Island, Avianca’s arrival on Cuban soil is expected in July with four weekly frequencies.
A note of It is reported highlights that the return of the Colombian airline to Cuba represents competition for other companies that offer the route to South America, such as Copa Airlines and Latam. Likewise, the event could serve to connect Brazilian tourism with the Island.
Ivis Fernández, representative advisor of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism, stated that a Brazilian airline that will soon travel to Bogotá clears the way for Brazilians so they can reach Cuba.
Flights to Cuba by Avianca began in 2012 biweekly. However, for January 2020, the airline announced the suspension of operations due to possible US sanctions.
“Avianca Holdings informs that, while it resolves a pending matter with the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), related to the commercial operation to Cuba, the company will suspend the sale of tickets to and from Cuba as of December 31. October 2019,” the company said in a statement.
On October 23, 2019, Avianca announced that, as part of the financial structure to obtain a loan, its majority shareholder, Synergy Aerospace Corp., established the liability company in the state of Delaware (USA). BRW limited company, to which it unilaterally transferred all of its shares in the conglomerate.
With this operation, “Avianca came to be considered a company subject to the regulations of the United States with respect to the economic embargo that said country maintains against Cuba,” the company then added.
2024-04-19 10:18:46
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