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Cuba Receives First Russian Flight After 3-Year Pause


Mon 25 Dec 2023 | 07:11 PM
Israa Farhan

Havana, the Cuban capital, received the first Russian flight in three years on Sunday, marking the resumption of air travel between the two nations after a pandemic-induced hiatus.

According to the Russian news agency TASS, the airline "Rossiya," a subsidiary of the "Aeroflot" group, operated a direct flight between the two capitals for the first time since 2020 when both Russia and Cuba suspended air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The flight carried more than 300 passengers.

The Russian airline will now regularly operate two flights per week to Cuba, strengthening the aviation links between the two countries.