Aviatsa prepares flights to Cuba from Honduras

The technological aviation airline (Aviatsa) of Honduras, is preparing to resume regular flights to Cuba before the arrival of summer.

The Press He explained that Aviatsa is waiting to receive permits to begin marketing tickets for the San Pedro Sula to Havana route.

Currently, the options to travel to Cuba from Central America are limited to flights from Panama and Nicaragua.

The new route proposed by Aviatsa would facilitate the transit of Hondurans to the island both for reasons of health tourism as to resolve vocational training issues, because the authorities assure that they have many students on scholarships at Cuban universities.

The choice of San Pedro Sula as a starting point is not coincidental. The city, located in the northwest of Honduras, is emerging as a strategic position for air operations.

Additionally, the route's potential is enhanced by major infrastructure changes being made in the area, such as the modernization of the Villeda Morales airport and the construction of new customs facilities.

The projection is that the airline will operate this route with two weekly frequencies, which would be Mondays and Thursdays, thus facilitating a constant flow of travelers.

The Honduran authorities assure that there are studies that show that this is an important route for its citizens and that it is not being covered.

During the period prior to the pandemic, the air connection between Honduras and Cuba counted around 10,000 passengers annually, a figure that Aviatsa hopes to reach and exceed.

Félix Pacheco, representative of Aviatsa and president of the Honduran Association of Airlines, indicated the airline's interest in adding Holguín as a future destination.

The announcement comes at a time of migration crisis in Cuba, where routes through Central America have gained notoriety, with Nicaragua becoming an essential transit point for many Cubans seeking to reach the United States.

The route San Pedro Sula-Havana could alter this panorama, offering an alternative and possibly streamlining the immigration process for Cubans in transit to the north.