US grants license to 8 new airports to host Cuba flights

[Judi Lynn]

Source: International Business Times

US grants license to 8 new airports to host Cuba flights
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | March 8, 2011 1:58 PM GMT

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) has authorized eight new airports across the country to offer flights to Cuba, following President Barack Obama's decision to ease travel restrictions to Cuba early this year.

Cuba New York Los Angeles Barack Obama In January 2011, the Obama administration vowed to loosen the travel restrictions on US citizens for traveling to Cuba allowing students and church groups to travel to the communist country, which has been under U.S. economic embargo for almost 48 years.

The new airports permitted to provide flights to Cuba include Tampa, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, San Juan, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Atlanta.

Earlier, Miami, New York and Los Angeles were the only airports in United states that were allowed to host Cuba flights.

Read more: http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/119998/20110308/us-grants-license-to-8-new-airports-to-host-cuba-flights-cuba-usa-cuba-flights-flights-to-cuba-miami.htm

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Why is Cuba still under embargo? What good reasons are there? Seriously...

Don't we trade with other communist countries?

[madrchsod]

2. did you know that the movie "red dawn" was based on a secret russian training film?

there`s your reason....


actually we trade with cuba.

[liberal N proud]

3. Maybe some of the resorts will be refurbished

And it will become a vacation spot again. I heard it was quite nice for vacation at one time.

[Lucky Luciano]

4. I look forward to visiting myself! nt

[Thor_MN]

5. Headline 8 airports and then only name 7

Journalism is dead.

[Duende azul]

6. Guess what kind of people will be on those flights?

Hope Cubans are aware.

[ensho]

7. good

nt

[Uncle Joe]

8. It's way past time that we establish normal relations with Cuba.

Kicked and recommended for this baby step.

Thanks for the thread, Judi Lynn.