U.S. airlines to start flights to Cuba

Six airlines won permission Friday to resume scheduled commercial air service from the U.S. to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades.

The airlines — American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country — were approved by the Department of Transportation for a total of 155 round-trip flights per week.

U.S. law still prohibits tourist travel to Cuba, but a dozen other categories of travel are permitted, including family visits, official business, journalist visits, professional meetings and educational and religious activities. Most of the airline service is expected to begin this fall and early winter, the department said.

The routes include service from Miami, Chicago, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The destinations are Camaguey, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Cienfuegos, Holguin, Manzanillo, Matanzas, Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba. pro wrestler Hulk Hogan as its biggest liability.

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