The Russian charter airline Transaero is giving up its
Moscow-to-Varadero route and turning its attention to the Dominican
Republic, reports Tourdom.ru, a Russian website that covers the tourism
industry. That means Aeroflot gets the island all to itself.
Transaero entered the Cuban circuit 2006, flying to Varadero every fall
and winter, but halted its flights last February. This week, it
announced it would not resume them. An unidentified travel expert quoted
by Tourdom attributed the decision to the strong competition posed by
Aeroflot, Russia's national airline, and said that the Fot5 two airlines
had agreed to split "the sphere of influence in the Caribbean --
Transaero gets the Dominican [Republic]; Aeroflot gets Cuba."
As a result, Aeroflot plans to increase the frequency of its flights to
Havana, from its usual four times a week, Oct. 26-Dec. 25, to five times
a week, Dec. 26 until March, using Airbus A-300 (see photo) and Boeing
767 aircraft.
The Cuban Ministry of Tourism is predicting a 10-percent increase in
tourist travel from Russia this year. Last year, 40,500 Russian tourists
visited the island, Tourdom said.
Renato Pérez Pizarro.
Cuban Colada (15 September 2009)
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