Havana. Cubana de Aviación had to cancel two flights to Argentina because fuel supply companies refused to supply the planes, citing the sanctions imposed by the United States, the island’s state press reported this Wednesday.
“Cubana de Aviación has been forced to cancel flights CU360/CU361 dated April 23 and 24, 2024,” the company reported in an undated statement, published on Wednesday by the Cuban state press.
The airline attributed this decision to “the abrupt refusal of aviation fuel supply companies in the Republic of Argentina to provide service” to the planes on its “authorized flights.”
The communication invokes “the blockade measures of the United States against Cuba”, pointing out that Argentine companies also refused to provide gasoline to other airlines contracted to transport Cubana de Aviación passengers.
The airline indicated that customers who must return to their country “will be protected to the extent that there are seats available” on airlines with connections from Cuba to Argentina.
While those who have not started the trip will be 100% refunded.
Washington’s sanctions against Cuba for more than six decades include companies that do business with Havana.
However, it is unusual for gas station companies to deny fuel to Cubana de Aviación flights, which also has routes to Madrid and Caracas, among others.
The gasoline denial occurs almost a year after the Cuban airline resumed its trips to Argentina.
These sanctions, heightened during the presidency of Donald Trump (2017-2021), without his successor Joe Biden making them much more flexible, have largely contributed to deepening Cuba’s worst economic crisis in three decades.
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– 2024-04-30 02:40:53
