Air Canada suspends service to Cuba and begins repatriations due to fuel shortage
Air Canada immediately suspended all its flights to Cuba due to the lack of aviation fuel in the island's airports and will begin a special repatriation operation to transfer approximately 3,000 stranded passengers back.
TL;DR
- Air Canada has suspended all flights to Cuba due to a lack of aviation fuel.
- The airline will send empty planes to repatriate about 3,000 Canadian passengers.
- Planes will carry additional fuel and make technical stops if necessary for return flights.
- The Cuban government warned international airlines about the fuel shortage, blaming U.S. oil blockades.
- Air Canada operates 16 weekly flights to four Cuban airports from Toronto and Montreal.
- The Canadian government previously warned its citizens about potential disruptions due to shortages in Cuba.
- Canada is Cuba's largest tourism market.