Canada’s largest airline now says it won’t be flying to Cuba until November of this year. In a note posted on its website, Air Canada say it is “postponing its resumption of service between Canada and Cuba until November 1, 2026.” The airline said customers with travel booked between May 1 and October 31, 2026, will be contacted directly with their travel options, including the option to change destinations. Canadian airlines earlier this month said they were cancelling flights until mid-spring to deal with a severe shortage of aviation fuel on the island nation, a shortage caused in part by Read more
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Talk about a wild day for travel. Air Canada today (Feb. 9) said it’s suspending all flights into Cuba due to an aviation fuel shortage, and will operate flights to bring home some 3,000 Canadians currently visiting the island nation. WestJet followed suit later in the day, saying it was beginning an “orderly wind down” of winter flights to Cuba for WestJet, WestJet Vacations, Sunwing Vacations and Vacances WestJet Quebec. Around 8:30 p.m. ET, Air Transat posted a note on its website saying it would suspend operations to Cuba from now until April 30, 2026. “Due to a jet fuel Read more
