Delta Air Lines will launch flights Havana, Cuba, this fall from New York-JFK, Atlanta and Miami. "Today has been a long-awaited moment to celebrate Delta's historic return to Cuba, and we thank Secretary Foxx, his team and the other U.S. officials for granting us the authority to provide Havana service from Atlanta, Miami and New York," said Nicolas Ferri, Delta's Vice President – Latin America and the Caribbean.
All routes are subject to Cuban regulatory approval. Delta will begin selling seats to Havana this summer.
Delta flights between New York-JFK and Havana will connect the New York City area, which includes the second-largest Cuban-American population, to Cuba's political, cultural and economic capital.
Atlanta's superior connecting gateway will provide one-stop access to Cuba via the nation's largest hub, with more seats, destinations and flights from Atlanta than any other carrier.
Delta's Miami-Havana flights will serve the largest population of Cuban-Americans in the U.S. Delta offers the second-most flights from Miami international airport.
Delta inherited passenger service to Havana, Cuba, from its merger with Chicago and Southern Air Lines (C&S) on May 1, 1953, offering nonstop flights from New Orleans. Political instability and profitability issues ultimately led Delta to suspend service on Dec. 1, 1961.
From 2002-2004 Delta operated charters between New York-JFK and Havana. In October 2011, Delta began operating up to a dozen charter flights to Havana per week with daily service from Miami and weekly service from Atlanta and New York-JFK. It operated almost 500 trips before suspending service on Dec. 29, 2012. Most recently, in 2015, Delta performed three ad hoc charter flights including one that carried the Minnesota Orchestra back to Cuba for its first performance on the island in more than 85 years
