Over the following days, Air Canada will operate empty flights to pick up approximately 3,000 customers already in Cuba.

Over the following days, Air Canada will operate empty flights to pick up approximately 3,000 customers already in Cuba.

Airlines from as far away as Russia, China and Spain have also been affected as island nation warns of fuel shortage

A day after airlines were warned that there would be no jet fuel for them to refuel in Havana, Air Canada announced it was suspending flights to Cuba.