Air France announced Wednesday it will suspend flights for several weeks between Paris and Havana given Cuba’s fuel shortage and its impact on tourism and other economic activity.
The airline said flights leaving from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to Cuba’s capital will be suspended starting March 28 and should resume June 15.
Those flights are currently stopping in the Bahamas on return trips to refuel, according to Air France. There was no immediate reaction from Cuban authorities.
The suspension hits Cubans on the Caribbean island especially hard. They relied on such flights to reach Europe since they are unable to go via the United States.
Cuba’s government notified airlines and pilots on Feb. 8 that jet fuel would not be available at nine airports across the island, including José Martí International Airport in Havana, until March 11.
