Overview
- Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat suspended service after Cuba warned jet fuel would be unavailable, with carriers dispatching empty aircraft for repatriations and planning technical refueling stops.
- Russia’s Aeroflot unit Rossiya and Nordwind will send empty planes to Havana, Varadero, Holguín and Cayo Coco to evacuate tourists before suspending routes, according to Rosaviatsia.
- Cuba notified airlines that aviation fuel would be unavailable from Feb. 10 through at least March 11, while some U.S. carriers continue limited Havana flights by tankering sufficient fuel for return legs.
- President Trump’s Jan. 29 national emergency order threatening tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba has deterred shipments, with Mexico confirming deliveries are on hold after Venezuela’s exports ceased.
- Cuba has imposed emergency rationing, shortened workweeks and transport cuts as blackouts intensify, Germany warned against non‑essential travel, and Canadian charities report stalled medical shipments due to halted flights.