First US commercial flight to Cuba

[Jimmy_jack]

Well...hopefully the end of the Cuban embargo is near. I'm not sure how that will effect the quality of CC coming in, perhaps it won't at all. 

I suspect that with the opening of such a large new market they may have to work overtime. Then again I'm certain the factories have a plan of action, ready to move. 

I look forward to it.

[Olga]

Weren't there commercial flights before?

[Jimmy_jack]

I guess it's an issue of semantics. Historically there have been flights related to Cuban decendant families only, news/media and govt relations.

This flight though, out of Ft Lauderdale on JetBlue is the first commercial purchase flight since 1966(?). $99 one way and 45min...not bad. 

[Saxman]

My understanding is that all flights before were chartered so therefore not commercial. What they've done today is opened up commercial flights, eventually they'll be about 110 per day. That's a big deal because they are commercial and available to any of us, as long as one qualifies for one of the 12 reasons.


Saxman

[danny]

Amazing!  But as far as cigars go, I think there was a reason why the FDA put all the fees, deadlines, grandfathering in the cigars out now, and so on in place; all in anticipation of the Cuban Embargo along with the length that the  trademarking issues will take.

 

Good news either way, eventually!