WUFT News News and Public Media for North Central Florida from the University of Florida in Gainesville
MIAMI — Just three days after the death of Fidel Castro, the first regularly scheduled flight in more than half a century left Miami International Airport bound for Havana.
Monday morning’s flight was the first of the new Havana-bound service and the first of four daily flights American Airlines plans out of Miami International. Several airlines began routes to other Cuban cities earlier this year.
The Miami Herald reports Jet Blue will start twice-daily service from Orlando on Tuesday and Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday. On Thursday, Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines begin flying from Fort Lauderdale and Delta flights will take off from Miami, New York’s JFK airport and Atlanta. Southwest starts daily service from Fort Lauderdale Dec. 12.
The flights are part of the Obama administration’s opening toward Cuba.
