U.S. bans all flights to Cuba outside Havana in latest crackdown

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U.S. bans all flights to Cuba outside Havana in latest crackdown
American Airlines and JetBlue, which fly routes to Cuba other than Havana, will have to submit to new regulations from the Transportation Department.

Oct. 25, 2019, 4:55 PM CDT / Updated Oct. 25, 2019, 5:25 PM CDT
By Doha Madani and Josh Lederman

President Donald Trump's administration is banning all flights to Cuba other than those to the city of Havana in the latest round of crackdowns on the small island nation.

The ban, which goes into effect on Dec. 10, was announced Friday by the Department of Transportation.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao that the flights are being suspended indefinitely because of Cuba’s repression of its people and support for Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro.

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