1. United Airlines to o er nonstop ights to
Havana, Cuba from Houston
By Christina Nichols July 14, 2016
BUSINESS | COMMERCE | TRANSPORTATION
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Travelers in Houston will soon have the opportunity to board a ight directly to Havana, Cuba
for the rst time in over 50 years.
Nearly a year after the Obama Administration reestablished diplomatic relations with Cuba, the
Department of Transportation has selected eight U.S. airports—including George Bush
Intercontinental Airport—to begin scheduled ights to Havana in the fall.
“We are very excited for our partners, United Airlines, on the positive next step forward in
bringing nonstop service from Houston to Havana,” Mario Diaz, director of aviation for Houston
Airport System, said in a statement. “We are proud to be the only airport in the southwest region
of this country to be awarded this historic route.”
In February U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx signed an agreement with Cuban
counterparts to allow for air service between the new countries to resume.
Under the new arrangement, the Department of Transportation allows airline carriers up to 20
total round-trip ights a day between the U.S. and Havana. Additionally the agreement

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allows both countries to operate up to 10 round-trip ights between the U.S. and each of Cuba’s
other nine international airports.
“George Bush Intercontinental [Airport] is already established as United’s gateway to Latin
America,” Diaz said. “When the nal steps in approving routes to Cuba are completed, a
connection with Havana will add to the more than 90 nonstop ights to more than 50
destinations across Latin America that United provides from Houston.”
With the availability of ights to Havana, Bush Intercontinental will directly connect 20
areas across the western and central U.S. to Cuba with one stop in Houston.
“This will eventually provide signi cant economic bene ts to Houston-area residents, travelers,
businesses and entrepreneurs,” Diaz said.
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