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Arrival of the first American Airlines flight to Havana on September 17, 2016./American Airlines/Archive

American Airlines authorized to fly to several destinations in Cuba

Regulatory authorities in the United States approved this Wednesday a request from American Airlines to resume flights to five destinations in Cuba, interrupted in 2019 when the administration of Republican Donald Trump considerably restricted air service between the two countries. The decision of the Department of Transportation will allow the U.S. airline to fly again from the city of Miami, Florida, to the Santa Clara, Varadero, Holguín, Camagüey and Santiago de Cuba airports, according to a report by the AP news agency. https://twitter.com/PrensaLatina_cu/status/1547585366915354624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1547585366915354624%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Feeuu-american-airlines-autorizada-para-volar-a-varios-destinos-de-cuba%2F Before receiving authorization for its operations, American Airlines had announced the purpose of carrying out two daily flights to Santa Clara starting next November, and one with the same frequency to the rest of the now validated destinations, the report added. The company currently operates six daily flights between Miami and Havana, a destination to which the U.S. JetBlue and Southwest Airlines also fly from the Fort Lauderdale airport, also in the southern state. The Trump administration's decision sought to deprive the Cuban regime of income, leaving only the island’s capital as the only possible destination for U.S. airlines, indicates AP. After a review of the United States policy towards Cuba, the administration of Democrat President Joe Biden reversed...

Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (MINREX) in Havana. Photo: Archive.

Cuban Foreign Ministry rejects EU statements on opposition artists’ prison sentences

The general director of bilateral affairs of the MINREX, Emilio Lozada, pointed out on Twitter that the statements by the European Union institutions regarding the convictions of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maikel Castillo Pérez “Osorbo” are “contrary to the principles of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (ADPC) of equality, non-interference and respect for the sovereignty of the parties.”

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