A Cuban who arrived from Mexico expressed astonishment at the state of neglect of Terminal One at José Martí International Airport in Havana, comparing it to an abandoned baseball field.
Reinaldo López Vázquez reported on Facebook that upon entering the terminal designated for domestic flights, to continue his journey to Santiago de Cuba, he found the place to be in darkness.
"It looked like a baseball field where no games have been played in a long time," he stated on social media, expressing his frustration.
He explained that when he asked one of the employees about the reason for the state of neglect, the employee replied, "Why do you want to go in if there isn't even bread?" This highlights the poor quality of services and offerings at this location.
The unfortunate experience for the Cuban continued with a flight delay, causing him to arrive in Santiago de Cuba at 2:00 AM.
López noted that he arrived at Havana airport, coming from Mérida, at 2:30 PM the previous day. In total, it took him almost 12 hours to travel from the capital to the city of Santiago de Cuba.
The experience, according to him, was a clear reminder that he was in the Caribbean nation: “It seemed they wanted to remind me, clarify things, say loud and clear: Don’t get your hopes up, you’ve just arrived in Cuba.”
The current economic crisis is impacting every corner of the nation, including airport services, where numerous complaints attest to the lack of maintenance, the poor condition of the facilities, and the inadequacy of the services.
In March, the critical energy situation facing the country became evident at Cuba's main airport terminal when users were caught off guard by a blackout.
The Instagram user un_martitodurako8_live_oficial shared a video of the terminal, which was closed and had several people inside, waiting for the power service to be restored, as it had halted the operations of the airport terminal.
A Peruvian tourist, who visited Cuba last February, also showcased Havana's airport, which he described as one of the oldest he has seen.
"It still has the essence of the airports from the 60s, the 50s, the 40s," said content creator Mauricio Isat, known as Pasaje en Mano Perú on his social media, in a video posted on TikTok.
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