00:00And the Spanish airline Iberia announced the temporary suspension of its direct flights to Cuba due to the situation the
00:08country is facing as a result of economic measures imposed by the United States that prevent the import of fuel,
00:13which significantly affects demand.
00:15In April, Iberia will operate three weekly flights between Madrid and Cuba. In May, the airline will reduce its schedule
00:22to two weekly flights and ticket sales will resume in November when the airline plans to resume the route provided
00:28conditions allow.
00:30Iberia explained that while this suspension is in effect, customers will be able to travel to Panama and from there
00:36continue their journey to Cuba thanks to the agreement with Copa Airlines.
00:41Iberia has not been the only airline to implement contingency measures to cope with the fuel shortage, Europa and World
00:48to Fly, an airline belonging to the Iberostar Group, have also been making a similar technical stopover since February.
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