China’s flag carrier scrambles to fly stranded passengers out of fuel-starved Cuba

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Air China scheduled an extra flight to evacuate passengers stranded in Cuba after repeated cancellations on its Beijing-Havana route via Madrid. The disruption is linked to Cuba’s fuel shortages, which have worsened amid a US oil embargo and threaten one of the island’s remaining direct air connections to Europe.

Dozens of Air China passengers stranded in Cuba by successive cancellations were due to fly out on an extra flight on Monday, as a US oil embargo deepens the island’s energy crisis. The disruption has hit one of Cuba’s last direct air links to Europe, the Chinese carrier’s twice-weekly route between Beijing and Havana via Madrid. Air China added flight CA590 for travellers whose regular CA866 service was cancelled before October 10, the Chinese embassy said in a notice on Sunday. The flight was...