Cuba warns airlines it's out of jet fuel amid US oil blockade
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Cuban authorities have notified international airlines that they wont be able to refuel at the islands airports, as the countrys energy crisis deepens following President Donald Trumps steps to cut the islands oil supply in a push for negotiations.
The Federal Aviation Administration published notices Sunday alerting U.S. airlines that Jet A-1 fuel, commonly used for international flights, will not be available at Cuban international airports, including those in Havana, Santiago de Cuba and Varadero, starting Tuesday, and wont be available again until March 11 at the earliest.
No flights to Cuba from Miami were canceled Monday morning, but regular airlines and companies operating chartered flights were assessing the impact of the announcement.
We are closely monitoring the situation, American Airlines, which operates 11 daily flights to six destinations in Cuba, said. The airline did not say whether it was expecting cancellations.
Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/news/nation-world/2026/02/09/cuba-out-of-jet-fuel-oil-blockade/
That's sure to win the hearts and minds of the Cuban people.
SoFlaBro
(3,747 posts)groundloop
(13,643 posts)If not for US politics Cuba could be a very attractive vacation destination for Americans. I've visited once but sadly I'll probably never get back there.
ananda
(34,606 posts)I think they're traveling with a group, and have a week
to go before leaving.
Sheesh
maxsolomon
(38,408 posts)The American People elected a president who thinks only in terms of domination, extortion, and coercion - and they knew it when they did it. "What choice to we have? Kamala is a Communist!". A nation of dupes.
Cuba, and Cuban Communism, IS NOT A THREAT TO THE USA. It never has been.
Let Cuba live.
