{"id":253729,"date":"2022-06-03T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T21:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=253729"},"modified":"2022-06-03T17:15:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T21:15:54","slug":"u-s-trump-administration-policy-on-flights-to-cuba-reversed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/u-s-trump-administration-policy-on-flights-to-cuba-reversed\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S.: Trump administration policy on flights to Cuba reversed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the request of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has just issued a document reversing the policies of the Trump administration regarding civil aviation flights to Cuba, contained in five administrative provisions approved between 2019 and 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cConsistent with the [Biden] administration\u2019s actions announced on May 16 in support of the Cuban people, I respectfully request the Department of Transportation to end civil aviation restrictions on flights between the United States and Cuba, implemented in previous Department of State requests in letters dated October 25, 2019, January 7, 2020, and August 13, 2020,\u201d Blinken wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T6AdkiV91b\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/u-s-to-suspend-flights-to-cuba-except-havana\/\">U.S. to suspend flights to Cuba, except Havana<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;U.S. to suspend flights to Cuba, except Havana&#8221; &#8212; OnCubaNews English\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/u-s-to-suspend-flights-to-cuba-except-havana\/embed\/#?secret=ogZj3Ol5Ks#?secret=T6AdkiV91b\" 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