It appears vacations to communist Cuba where foreign tourists can frolic on the beach at apartheid resorts while Cubans suffer and starve have lost their appeal to Europeans. Joining a growing list of travel providers, Switzerland’s Edelweiss Air has announced it will stop all flights to Cuba beginning in March, citing low demand and unreliable support at Havana’s international airport.
The Swiss airline Edelweiss Air has announced the cancellation of its flights to Cuba starting in March, which represents another blow to the island’s tourism sector, already facing a significant reduction in the arrival of international visitors.
This decision, which will take effect after February 27 when the last flight between the two cities occurs, primarily affects the route between Zurich and Havana, a connection that Edelweiss operated with its largest aircraft, the Airbus A340.
According to the airline, the measure is in response to the difficulty of ensuring stable and reliable long-distance operations at Havana airport in the long term.
“After careful consideration, Edelweiss has decided to suspend flights to Havana starting in March 2025,” German media report, citing the airline.
The decision is based not only on the difficult conditions at José Martí Airport in Havana but also on the decrease in demand.
According to this site, an on-site inspection conducted by Edelweiss showed that it was difficult to ensure stable and reliable long-distance operations over the long term.
The communist Castro dictatorship’s efforts to attract more tourists by diverting funds to build new luxury apartheid hotels while Cubans are left to live in poverty and squalor does not seem to be paying off.
Unreliable support? Yeah, tell it to the Cuban people.