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Cuba Halts Airline Refueling for a Month as Fuel Crisis Deepens

U.S. pressure on Cuba’s oil lifelines has left airports without jet fuel, triggering emergency rationing.

Overview

  • Notices to airmen published by the FAA state Jet A‑1 will be unavailable at Cuban international airports roughly from Feb. 10 to March 11.
  • Air Canada suspended service and is sending empty aircraft to repatriate about 3,000 customers, while WestJet and Air Transat also curtailed Cuba flights and Air Europa added a refueling stop in Santo Domingo.
  • Cuba says Venezuelan fuel has not arrived since mid‑December, and Mexico’s president confirmed Pemex has halted shipments after President Trump threatened tariffs on countries supplying oil to the island.
  • The government imposed a four‑day workweek for state firms, cut interprovincial transport, shortened school days, and limited fuel sales as rolling blackouts and hospital strains intensify.
  • U.N. officials warned the humanitarian situation could worsen, and some U.S. carriers report continuing operations by tankering fuel or planning third‑country refueling stops.