Airlines Expect High Demand for New Routes Between US and Cuba Hugo Martin - The Los Angeles Times
go to original September 28, 2015

Charter flights from Miami to Havana are shown on a departures monitor at Miami International Airport. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

If you are aching for a vacation of sunbathing and banana daiquiris in Cuba, you may not have to wait too much longer.

Meetings are scheduled next week between U.S. and Cuban officials to reopen regular commercial flights between the two nations, according to the White House. For now, U.S. travelers can fly to Cuba only on charter flights for education, humanitarian efforts and professional research, among other permitted reasons.

Industry experts say U.S. airlines are eager to begin regular flights to the island nation, serving routes that are sure to be in high demand, particularly from Cuban Americans around Miami and Los Angeles.

Airlines “want the opportunity to serve Cuba,” said Seth Kaplan, managing partner for the trade publication Airline Weekly,

Cuba’s largest airports are equipped to welcome international flights from other countries and security measures for travelers on charter flights to the U.S. already meet federal standards, according to industry experts.

The biggest concerns may be how to regulate the launch of new U.S. flights so that they don’t overwhelm Cuban airports.

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