Originally Posted by
vietbet
Maybe the fuel savings will finally force an end to some aspects of the embargo.
1. Flights over
2. Close vacation destination
Realistically it will only end when one of the current Cuban congressmen gets defeated.
Or when US policy towards Cuba changes. Compared to past Administrations, the current one has actively been going after those doing business with Cuba - including travelers. Past administrations have looked the other way and didn't really enforce the rules.
Per the article, it seems Spirit made an oversight in not renewing their license to do business with Cuba.
I overfly Cuba on a regular basis when I take flights on American Airlines to Central/South America and parts of the Caribbean. The only difference is I presume AA's license to pay Cuba for overflight rights is current.
US carriers overfly "evil" nations when they need to despite US govt policy; I've flown over Iran at least a couple of times, if not more on international flights. A NWA flight even had to divert to Tehran a couple years ago.