First flight to Cuba from Tampa International Airport leaves today

[Sancho]

Source: St. Petersburg Times

A sold-out charter flight from Tampa to Havana is set to take off from Tampa International Airport at 1 p.m. today, linking cities with long historical and cultural ties by air for the first time since 1962.
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For years, local Cuban-Americans spent extra time and money to fly from Miami International, which along with New York and Los Angeles were the only federally approved gateways to Cuba. In March, U.S. Customs and Border Protection added Tampa International and seven other airports.
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Travel is limited to Cuban-Americans with close relatives on the island, and people on business, educational, religious or humanitarian trips.

President Obama relaxed rules in January to allow trips for "people-to-people'' exchanges organized by licensed organizations and individuals. Travel strictly for tourism is illegal.

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It's going to be interesting here in Florida. Somehow, this might become a big issue over the next few months. We'll see.

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[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. You can go through Mexico. The Cubans are nice enough to not stamp your passport.