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Cuba Tells Airlines Jet Fuel Unavailable Feb. 10–Mar. 11

A stoppage of Venezuelan deliveries under U.S. pressure has choked the island’s aviation fuel supply.

Overview

  • The notice to air missions issued late Sunday states no aviation fuel will be available in Cuba from February 10 through March 11.
  • Most flights to Havana were shown on time Monday morning despite the fuel alert.
  • Airlines are expected to refuel in nearby countries such as Panama, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and the United States, replicating last year’s workaround.
  • Cuban officials had said days earlier that newly announced fuel rationing would not affect aviation.
  • Cuba has received no crude or refined products from Venezuela since mid‑December after U.S. actions targeting those exports, with President Trump vowing to block such flows and threatening tariffs on third‑country suppliers.