Alaska Air joins airlines hoping to fly to Cuba
Alaska Air joins airlines hoping to fly to Cuba
Originally published March 2, 2016 at 2:07 pm | Updated March 2, 2016 at 7:44 pm
Alaska Airlines said Wednesday it has applied to fly two daily nonstop flights from its Latin America gateway of Los Angeles to Havana.
By Ángel González
Seattle Times business reporter
Alaska Airlines is one of eight U.S. airlines to apply on Wednesday for permission to fly to Cuba as longtime tensions between the U.S. and its Cold War rival recede.
The move comes shortly after the governments of both nations agreed to re-establish scheduled flights after a half century of interruption.
In February, the U.S. Department of Transportation invited U.S. carriers to apply for an allocation of up to 20 daily round-trip flights between the U.S. and Havana, which is Cuba’s capital. In total, 110 daily round-trip flights between the island and U.S. cities are up for grabs.
Alaska proposes to fly two daily nonstop flights from its Latin America gateway of Los Angeles to Havana. The Seattle-based airline says L.A. has the largest Cuban-American population in the Western U.S.
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