Cuba reopens this Monday with 400 daily flights in 10 airports

Since November 15, Cuba has reopened its borders with 400 daily flights to 10 airports, which have been reformed and conditioned to ensure that health measures are agile but also concerned with the health of travelers.

Next Monday, when the island reactivates international tourism, there are already confirmation of several flights. “We are consistent with what we have indicated to seek ways to open up to the world, to open our economy and to recover the financial flows that we need to continue to develop the country economically and improve the quality of life of our people ”, declared the Prime Minister of Cuba, Manuel Marrero during his inspection tour.

Similarly, for this reopening, Cuba intervened in all the country’s terminals, in particular at the José Martí international airport. “We were able to appreciate a great transformation; extensions have been made to optimize flows; services have been improved; premises have been rented out to tourism, such as the VIP lounges; and the offerings in cafeterias and stores have been expanded, ”said Marrero.

As part of the airport arrangements, the prime minister said operational security was improved, runways were paved, perimeter fences and lighting were repaired, air conditioning systems, x-ray equipment, conveyor belts and walkways or tunnels to enter or exit the plane, sector directors said.

As reported REPORTUR.co, Cuban airports are resuming operations after almost a year of being blocked by the pandemic. (Sunwing, Air Canada and Viva open the disembarkation of tourists in Cuba).

This is the case with the Abel Santamaría International Airport in Villa Clara, which restarted its commercial flight operations on Monday with a Canadian airline Sunwing Airlines flight from Toronto, Canada, ACN reported. This flight continued to the Holguín terminal since it is a shared flight, explained Granilén Fonte Ayala, head of the operations unit of the Basic Business Unit (UEB). from Santa Clara airport.

Another Air Canada flight has also been received at Villa Clara airport and five more Canadian flights will arrive this week. Likewise, at the end of this month, the Mexican airline Viva Aerobus will be incorporated.