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Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba citing severe jet-fuel shortages; repatriation flights planned

Office of Cuba Broadcasting / Radio Marti · February 10, 2026

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Air Canada suspended all flights to Cuba on Feb. 10, citing a shortage of jet A-1 fuel and issued NOTAMs; the airline said it would repatriate roughly 3,000 passengers and enacted automatic refunds for canceled flights.

Air Canada suspended all scheduled flights to Cuba effective Feb. 10, the bulletin reported, citing a severe shortage of aviation fuel (jet A-1) and NOTAM warnings about unreliable jet-fuel supply. The airline said the suspension is a preventive measure and that it activated contingency plans, including empty positioning flights to repatriate approximately 3,000 passengers.

Air Canada also said it would temporarily maintain only return flights to Canada and that Air Canada Vacations enabled an automatic refund policy for customers with canceled flights. Radio Marti reported that other carriers, including Iberia and Air Europa, have taken operational steps such as flexible rebooking or technical stopovers in Santo Domingo to avoid fuel constraints on routes to Havana.

The bulletin cited NOTAMs and the airlines operational notices; it did not include a statement from Cuban aviation authorities about fuel supply or landing permissions. The story frames the suspensions as part of wider supply constraints affecting Cubas nine international airports, which, the bulletin said, may face at least a month without reliable fuel availability according to the NOTAM.