Flying To Cuba
Jan 14, 2005 | 9:52 am
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Flying To Cuba
We're heading to Cuba in February. Is Air Canada permitted to overfly US airspace on a direct route to Havana?
What about Cubana Airlines. Are they permitted? or must they route out into the atlantic until they hit Canadian airspace over the Maritimes?
What about Cubana Airlines. Are they permitted? or must they route out into the atlantic until they hit Canadian airspace over the Maritimes?
Jan 14, 2005 | 10:03 am
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Speaking from experience a couple of years ago with AC to Varadero. (Sorry Parnel-I caved for a cheap vacation) AC is allowed to overfly US airspace. Otherwise it would be a couple of hours longer cirlcling the southeast US. Not sure about Cubana but I will assume the same.
Jan 14, 2005 | 10:43 am
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Well AC does fly non stop to Havana; just out of curiousity what does it matter what route they take ? They will get you there non stop. 
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Jan 14, 2005 | 11:48 am
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Cubana is not allowed to overfly american airspace. They stop in YQX on there way to/from Europe.
On a slightly related topic. Arab countries will not permit an aircraft to land in there country if the flight has departed or OVERFLOWN Israel. Flights between Europe and the middle east will make a little detour north over Lebanon.
On a slightly related topic. Arab countries will not permit an aircraft to land in there country if the flight has departed or OVERFLOWN Israel. Flights between Europe and the middle east will make a little detour north over Lebanon.
Jan 14, 2005 | 12:42 pm
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Originally Posted by tracon
Cubana is not allowed to overfly american airspace. They stop in YQX on there way to/from Europe.
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Cubana stops in YQX because their aircraft do not have the range for non-stop to Europe.
Jan 14, 2005 | 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by exAC
Cubana stops in YQX because their aircraft do not have the range for non-stop to Europe.
Gander was once a popular location to Defect to the west before the Berlin Wall fell when Cubana would stopover here on routes between Eastern Europe and Havana. I remember seeing the old Russian built Iliushin aircraft in to refuel many times. Also Aeroflot.
Jan 15, 2005 | 11:13 pm
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Originally Posted by djjaguar64
Well AC does fly non stop to Havana; just out of curiousity what does it matter what route they take ? They will get you there non stop.
