Cuba plans new air routes

New air routes operate from the high or the Cuban winter tourism season from November to April, authorities said today the recreational sector in this nation.
The communications director of the Ministry of Tourism (Tourism Ministry), Dalila Gonzalez, outlined a list of connections that promote increased travel to that destination.

He said Cubana Airlines opens new route from Costa Rica and add a second frequency from Cancun, Mexico. Pegas operations and Nordwind Line to Varadero also appears in the relationship.

During this period two flights of Air Berlin to Varadero and the central city of Santa Clara, in addition to paths Condor increase from Cologne, Germany.

Meanwhile the airline Interjet opens trips from Merida, Mexico, and from LOT Polish Airlines will transit company for the first time to Cayo Santa Maria in the central region of the archipelago.

Copa Airline also increase two weekly flights to Cayo Santa Maria, a Cuban heavenly corner, while Canada, leading market emission Cuba announced major air growths.

The official of the Tourism Ministry showed that the spiral of Cuban tourism continues upward march at the rate of growth of 3.7 percent through August of this year.

Gonzalez added that in the period indicated accumulate two million 71 thousand 533 international visitors, 3.7 percent increase compared with the same period last year.

He described as the main markets for island tourism, in that order, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, the Netherlands, China, Switzerland, Peru, Brazil and Austria.

Cuba expects to close this year for a record three million tourist visitors.