Cuba Warns Airlines of Aviation Fuel Shortage as Air Canada Cancels Flights

The Cuban government announced that cultural events, including the Havana International Book Fair, have been suspended and bank hours reduced.
Cuba Warns Airlines of Aviation Fuel Shortage as Air Canada Cancels Flights
A Turkish Airlines plane passes an American Airlines jet and takes off at José Martí International Airport in Havana on Feb. 9, 2026. Ramon Espinosa/AP
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Cuba has warned airlines that there is insufficient aviation fuel for refueling on the island, following efforts by the Trump administration to cut off Havana’s oil supplies.

Air Canada announced on Feb. 9 that it was suspending its services to Cuba and would fly to the island only to collect 3,000 customers already there and bring them home, while several airlines have warned of delays and stopovers in the Dominican Republic.
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