After three years, Delta is resuming operations to Cuba, with the resumption of service between Miami (MIA) and Havana (HAV) as of April 10, 2023. The company’s last operation to the Cuban capital was on March 29, 2020, operations were suspended in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Previously, Delta had applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to delay its restart to Cuba due to operational and logistical problems. The Atlanta-based airline becomes the latest U.S. carrier to resume operations to the Caribbean country following the outbreak of the pandemic.
Havana (HAV) is the only international destination served by Delta at Miami International Airport (MIA). The company is the fourth carrier to offer service between Florida and Cuba, competing with American Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest.
Flight Itinerary
Miami (MIA) – Havana (HAV)
- Flight 1787 MIA 09:05 – HAV 10:20 daily flights.
- Flight 1789 MIA 13:40 – HAV 15:00 daily flights.
Havana (HAV) – Miami (MIA)
- Flight 1788 HAV 11:55 – MIA 13:05 daily flights.
- Flight 1790 HAV 16:25 – MIA 17:35 daily flights.
The route will be operated on Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 157 passengers in three classes (16 First Class Domestic/18 Delta Comfort+/123 Main Cabin) and promotional fares are available starting at USD 569 roundtrip. Customers can now purchase tickets through the airline’s website and regular channels.
In addition, passengers will be able to enjoy streaming services through the airline’s partners Peloton and Spotify, free messaging through iMessage, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger and access to high-speed Wi-Fi.
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, Delta will have an offer of 4,396 weekly seats between the state of Florida and Cuba. With the restart of operations on this route, passengers coming from Havana (HAV) will be able to connect to 10 U.S. destinations in 203 weekly operations through Miami (MIA).
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