PITTSBURGH —It’s only been about a month since President Obama announced a plan to normalize relations with Cuba. Among other things, the United States would ease travel restrictions to the communist country and open a United States Embassy in Havana.
As that story continues to make headlines, we’re now getting word that there could soon be non-stop flights from Pittsburgh to Cuba. The Trib reports Allegheny County Airport officials are speaking with “ASC International” about starting a charter flight direct to Havana as early as this summer.
The nonstop flight would eliminate a stop in Florida, as travelers in the past have had to go through Tampa or Miami to get to Cuba.
The owner of ASC International is considering four non-stop charter flights a year to Cuba if there’s enough interest to make it viable.
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By Michelle Wright, Pittsburgh’s Action News4
January 14, 2015
