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.

The update comes shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that supplies Cuba with oil.

The fuel shortage in Cuba began to impact air transportation and tourism, as Havana's José Martí airport will not have fuel for a month.

Air Canada is first major airline to suspend flights to the island over inability to refuel planes

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

Wegen des US-Ölembargos hat Kuba kaum noch Treibstoff: Air Canada stoppt Flüge, Air Europa muss in der Dominikanischen Republik nachtanken. Kann man die Insel noch besuchen?

Cuba afronta falta de combustible para aviones. Aerolíneas cambian rutas y el turismo se resiente en plena crisis y presión de EE.UU.

Wegen des US-Ölembargos hat Kuba kaum noch Treibstoff. Air Canada stoppt Flüge, Air Europa muss in der Dominikanischen Republik nachtanken. Russland wirft den USA eine…

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.

Cuba ha emanato un avviso rivolto alle compagnie aeree per informare che il carburante non sarà disponibile fino all'11 marzo. Air Canada sospende i voli

Cuban aviation authorities have warned country is running out of jet fuel, threatening to derail tourism industry

HAVANA: With rolling power cuts, hotel closures, and flight routes suspended for lack of fuel, tourists are gradually emptying out of Cuba, deepening a severe crisis on the…