{"id":235801,"date":"2023-05-22T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=235801"},"modified":"2023-05-21T09:22:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T08:22:59","slug":"russia-to-resume-regular-flights-to-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/05\/russia-to-resume-regular-flights-to-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia to Resume Regular Flights to Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subtitle\">\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Currently, only tourist charter flights are conducted between the two countries.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_235802\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cuba-russia-aeroflot.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235802\" class=\"wp-image-235802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cuba-russia-aeroflot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cuba-russia-aeroflot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cuba-russia-aeroflot-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-235802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel attended the closing ceremony of the Cuba-Russia Business Economic Forum, together with Dimitri Chernishenko, Russian Deputy Prime Minister 19 May 2023 &#8211; | Photo: Twitter\/@PresidenciaCuba<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>19 May 2023 &#8211; <\/em>Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko told reporters today that as of July 1 Russia will resume regular flights with Cuba.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurenglish.net\/news\/Cuba-And-Russia-Seek-To-Boost-Joint-Business-20230517-0020.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cuba and Russia Seek to Boost Joint Business<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;By order of the president, as of July 1, regular aviation service with Cuba will be resumed. The corresponding directive was sent to Aeroflot,&#8221; the deputy prime minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Chernyshenko also said that &#8220;Cuba is Russia&#8217;s key partner in Central America, and it is absolutely logical for economic relations to expand in all spheres.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Currently, only tourist charter flights are conducted between the two countries, said Russian Tourism Industry Union Vice President Dmitry Gorin.<\/p>\n<p>Gorin said that the measure of the capacity of regular flights will allow &#8220;to stabilize the cost of air tickets,&#8221; while benefiting &#8220;Cuban citizens who previously actively used this transport on trips to Russia, it is necessary for students studying in Russia, as well as for business contacts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa| Presidente <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiazCanelB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >@DiazCanelB<\/a> participa en la clausura del Foro Econ\u00f3mico Empresarial <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#Cuba<\/a>-Rusia, junto aDimitri Chernishenko, vicepresidente del Gobierno ruso.<\/p>\n<p>Lo acompa\u00f1an en este importante evento el primer ministro <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMarreroCruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >@MMarreroCruz<\/a> y el viceprimer ministro Ricardo Cabrisas. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rnX8b7EW0O\" >pic.twitter.com\/rnX8b7EW0O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Presidencia Cuba \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa (@PresidenciaCuba) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresidenciaCuba\/status\/1659570604633104386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Within the framework of the Cuba-Russia Business Economic Forum, the president Miguel Diaz-Canel held a meeting with Dimitri Chernishenko, vice president of the Government of the Russian Federation, in which they highlighted the new moment in relations between the two countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flights will be carried out by Rossiya Airlines, which is part of the Aeroflot group, said the general director and head of the airline&#8217;s board of directors Sergei Alexandrovsky.<\/p>\n<p>According to Alexandrovsky, there will be direct, 13-hour flights. He detailed that there will be two flights a week, with a possibility of increase.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes within the framework of the Cuba-Russia Business Economic Forum held in Havana. The two countries have confirmed agreements for the credit sphere, supplies of wheat, oil and its derivatives, among others.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba Concludes in Havana\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/moDuwdAcxSo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurenglish.net\/news\/Russia-To-Resume-Regular-Flights-To-Cuba-20230519-0016.html\" >Go to Original &#8211; telesurenglish.net<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19 May 2023 &#8211; Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Chernyshenko told reporters today that as of July 1 Russia will resume regular flights with Cuba. 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