JetBlue inaugurates route from Boston to Cuba's capital [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Updated 11:37 pm CST, Saturday, November 10, 2018
HAVANA (AP) — A JetBlue flight from Boston landed in Havana on Saturday, as the U.S. airline expanded its routes to Cuba despite a drop in American visitors amid tensions between the countries.
The plane with more than 120 passengers on board was received with flags from both countries at the Jose Marti airport in Cuba's capital.
"From the first day we've been willing to commit ourselves to this island long term," said Giselle Cortes, director of international airports at JetBlue. "We've been the only one who has not canceled any routes but have added Havana to Boston."
Commercial flights between the countries were ended a half century ago during the Cold War. But they resumed in 2016 amid the rapprochement between Washington and Cuba that followed the 2014 return of diplomatic relations under the Obama administration.
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