JetBlue Launches Historic First Flight from NYC to Havana in Over 50 Years The Yucatan Times
go to original July 5, 2015

JetBlue Launches Flights from U.S. to Cuba (teleSUR English)

JetBlue became the first major U.S. carrier on Friday to launch direct flights between New York City and Havana, Cuba, since the White House eased travel restrictions earlier this year.

The weekly charter flights operate between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and Havana’s José Martí International Airport, the carrier said in a statement. The new route, which was announced in May, joins four other JetBlue flights that provide round trips between the U.S. and Cuba, giving the airline an even stronger presence in the Caribbean.

Ground staff celebrated the inaugural trip by flying a massive Cuban flag at JetBlue’s terminal Gate No. 21. They waved and cheered as passengers — including Cubans who hadn’t been back in over a decade — boarded the plane.

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