A state-of-the-art Airbus 330-900 NEO was incorporated through the German airline Condor into regular operations at the Frank País García International Airport in Holguín.
The news was celebrated with great fanfare by the official media, which see in this incorporation a window to the growth of tourism between the European nation and Cuba.
TheCuban News Agency (ACN) described it as an opportunity “to consolidate Germany as one of the main sources of tourists to this province.”
The reports mentioned that this Sunday, around 4:30 pm, 281 passengers arrived at the Holguín airfield from Frankfurt, on an aircraft identified with the current Condor corporate livery, which from now on will take over flights to Holguín.
The Airbus 330-900neo has a capacity for 310 passengers, greater than the Boeing 767, which previously operated to this destination for a decade, indicated the local newspaper.Now.
The new visuality of the ship presents green and white stripes with the company logo in black.
"At this time there are two fixed weekly frequencies throughout the year to this airport, on Wednesdays and Sundays, and from now on it will do so with a larger and larger aircraft," he said.Ricardo Rojas Mastrapa, director of the Cubatur Travel Agency in Holguín.
Condor flies to Cuba uninterruptedly since 1990 and in Holguin territory it is one of the airlines that executes the most operations, according to what he said.Alexis González Arias, head of Ground Operations at the airport terminal.
Until December 2023, theThe number of travelers who visited Cuba reached three million 192 thousand 939, pointed out theNational Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI).
This situation contrasts with the aspirations of the Cuban regime, which estimatedmore than 3 million international tourist arrivals forecast for last year. It also contrasts with the tourism performance of its neighbors in the region.
Currently, the regime reported thatprepares the Gustavo Rizo Airport, in Baracoa, province of Guantánamo, to open its doors to the international market.
While,Aerolíneas Argentinas confirmed the cancellation of its weekly route to Havana, Cuba, effective March 8.
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