Southwest ending service at two of three Cuban cities
Beginning Sept. 5, Southwest Airlines will end service to two of three Cuban cities.
The Dallas-based airline that serves Wichita Eisenhower National Airport said Wednesday that it will cease service to Varadero and Santa Clara at the end of the day on Sept. 4.
It will continue service to Havana two times daily from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (Fla.) International Airport and once daily from Tampa (Fla.) International Airport.
“Our decision to discontinue the other Cuba flights comes after an in-depth analysis of our performance over several months which confirmed that there is not a clear path to sustainability serving these markets, particularly with the continuing prohibition in U.S. law on tourism to Cuba for American citizens,” Steve Goldberg, Southwest senior vice president of ground operations, said in a news release Wednesday.
Southwest began the flights last year.
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This story was originally published June 28, 2017 at 11:11 AM with the headline "Southwest ending service at two of three Cuban cities."