Overview
- Cuba notified carriers that jet fuel would be unavailable from Feb. 10 through at least March 11, prompting Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat to suspend service and run repatriation flights.
- Russia’s aviation regulator said Rossiya and Nordwind will operate return‑only flights from Havana and Varadero to evacuate tourists, as Aeroflot organizes repatriations and Moscow weighs fuel aid.
- Mexico, Cuba’s recent top oil supplier, paused petroleum shipments under U.S. tariff threats but sent two navy ships that arrived Thursday with more than 800 tons of food and basic supplies.
- Cuba imposed emergency rationing with a four‑day workweek, curtailed transport and rolling blackouts, while an internal memo cited by AFP said about 30 hotels and resorts have temporarily closed and Germany advised against nonessential travel.
- Humanitarian groups say medical shipments are stuck as airlines halt inbound flights, and the UN has warned of a potential humanitarian collapse unless fuel flows resume.