Government Approves Cuban Flights For 6 Airlines

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved American Airlines Group Inc AAL, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways Corporation JBLU, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines Co LUV and Sun Country Airlines to offer flights to Cuba, according to a report onCNN Money.

The report said flights could be available as early as fall 2016, with departures from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Philadelphia and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Thus far, flights have been approved to land in nine Cuban cities, including Camagüey, Holguín and Santiago de Cuba; however, flight applications to Havana remain awaiting approval.

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