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The first scheduled commercial American flight to Cuba in 55 years, flown by low-cost airline JetBlue, landed in Abel Santamaria Airport in Santa Clara on Wednesday after departing from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport earlier in the day. US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, along with other passengers of the inaugural flight were greeted with applause as they touched down for the historic occasion. The flight marks the beginning of what will soon be a maximum of 110 daily flights to Cuba from the US, operated by various carriers alongside JetBlue, including American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Southwest and Silver Airways. This development is part of a recent 'thaw' in Cuban-American relations that happened on the initiative of President Obama after over 5 decades of strained relations caused by the Cold War.
The first U.S. commercial passenger flight to Cuba in over fifty years landed Monday. But U.S. airlines flying there will lose money in the short run. Fred Katayama reports.
Cuba's Ambassador to the U.S. says "Cuba is ready to expand bilateral relations on civil aviation based on mutual respect, professionalism and reciprocity" as the first regularly scheduled commercial flight between the two countries in more than half a century was set to depart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid accompany US President Joe Biden to his Air Force One plane as he departs Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on a direct flight to Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, latest stop on his first Middle East tour as US leader. IMAGES
Havana, Jul 17 (EFE).- Thousands of people rallied in the Cuban streets on Saturday in a pro-government march days after widespread protests rocked the communist regime amid an unprecedented economic and health crises on the island.Cubans living in exile in the United States poured out on the roads in solidarity with the anti-government protesters in Cuba, complaining that their brethren were struggling with food and medical care due to Covid-19.The protesters blame the communist dictatorship for the crisis amid a failing economy, food shortages, and frequent blackouts. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RALLY TO SUPPORT THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT IN HAVANA, CUBA.
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