A Peruvian tourist, who recently visited Cuba, showed the “José Martí” International Airport in Havana, which he described as one of the oldest he has seen.
“It still has the essence of the airports of the 60s, the 50s, the 40s,” said the content creator. Mauricio Isat, identified as Pasaje en Mano Perú on its social networks, through a video uploaded to TikTok.
He tiktoker He was amazed that the largest Cuban airfield had air conditioning. It was like a blessing for him when he entered the room. check-in of international flights.
Before, he had been struck by the mix of modern and old cars that arrive at the airport facility.
Another surprise he got was that there were stores at the airport, because as he clarified, they told him that they did not exist there.
“If you forgot to buy a cigar, some rum, you can buy it here before boarding,” was the advice he gave to the followers of his page.
At the beginning of February, The Cuban government announced improvements made to the Havana Airport, which included the remodeling and expansion of capacities in Terminals 2 and 3.
In Terminal 3 for international flights, a new mat began to operate in the departure area, which doubled the passenger service counters from 24 to 48.
A new building was also built for the protection, control and delivery of lost luggage (Lost and Found), the air conditioning capacity was increased by 22 tons of refrigeration and four new elevators were installed: two panoramic and two for the disabled.
According to the official newspaper Granma, in the arrival area the flow of passengers was modified, which allowed an increase of 70% in those using the green channel (without physical baggage control). To achieve this, capital repairs were made to the four arrival carousels and three state-of-the-art x-ray machines were installed.
However, a recurring problem at the facility is complaints about luggage theft.
Last October, A Cuban who traveled from Miami to Havana suffered the theft of one of his suitcases upon arriving at the José Martí Airport due to the corruption of its workers.
Recently, An airport worker was arrested by the Cuban police, after belongings stolen from the luggage of travelers arriving at that air terminal were found.
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