Delta Begins Service to Cuba on Dec. 1

ATLANTA, GA — Delta will begin daily service to Havana, Cuba, from Atlanta, Miami and New York–JFK on Dec. 1, 2016.

The announcement came Wednesday following the U.S. Department of Transportation's approval.

Flights go on sale Sept. 10, 2016.

Delta flights between New York-JFK and Havana will connect the New York City area, home to the second largest Cuban-American population, to Cuba’s political, cultural and economic capital. Atlanta service will provide more than 150 U.S. cities with one-stop access to Cuba from the world’s largest hub, with more seats, destinations and flights than any other carrier.

Delta’s Miami-Havana flights will serve the largest population of Cuban-Americans in the U.S. Delta is the second-largest carrier at Miami International Airport by number of daily flights.

Delta Vacations will offer Cuba travel packages later this year.

Americans can travel to Cuba only if their trip falls within one of 12 designated categories outlined here, including family visits, educational activities, religious activities, humanitarian projects, professional research and professional meetings and others.

Delta inherited passenger service to Havana, Cuba, after it merged with Chicago and Southern Air Lines in 1953. It suspended service on Dec. 1, 1961. From 2002-2004 Delta operated charters between New York-JFK and Havana.

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