Cuba warns airlines it's out of jet fuel amid US oil blockade [View all]

Source: Tampa Bay Times

Cuban authorities have notified international airlines that they won’t be able to refuel at the island’s airports, as the country’s energy crisis deepens following President Donald Trump’s steps to cut the island’s 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 won’t 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.

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