New Airline Will Link Havana And Barcelona

New Airline Will Link Havana And Barcelona

14ymedio, 27 March 2017 – The Spanish airline Plus Ultra will operate
regular flights between Havana and Barcelona from July 1, according to
reports in Spanish media.

The flights will operate once a week and will be the first to directly
link both cities. As a launch promotion, round-trip tickets will cost
449 euros.

Sources at the company said that this is an important connection, giving
the ongoing changes in relations between the European Union and Cuba.

In 2016, more than 70,000 passengers traveled between the two cities,
via connections through other cities. More than 7,000 Cubans live in
Catalonia, according to official statistics.

Plus Ultra will be the sixth airline to operate between Cuba and Spain,
joining to Wamos, Iberia, Air Europa, Evelop and Cubana.

During 2015, exports from Catalonia to Cuba grew by 50%, reaching 294
million euros.

According to the National Office of Statistics and Information, Spain is
the eighth largest source of tourists to Cuba and the fifth largest
European source.

In November 2016 a business group from Catalonia visited the island to
strengthen the commercial relationship between both countries. Some 40
companies joined the commercial mission led by the Catalan government's
Agency for Enterprise Competitiveness and the Port of Barcelona.

Source: New Airline Will Link Havana And Barcelona – Translating Cuba -
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