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Fuel crisis grounds Cuba flights

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Airlines suspended many flights to Cuba after acute jet-fuel shortages on the island, which officials and airlines tied to U.S. sanctions blocking Venezuelan oil, stranding tourists.

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'The US campaign to starve Cuba of fuel should be understood as genocidal. They are targeting a whole nation, deliberately destroying conditions necessary for life, in flagrant violation of international law. Pure barbarism, there is no other way to describe it.'

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February 11, 2026 at 12:47 AM

by Glenn Greenwald

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by Glenn Greenwald Reposted by Trita Parsi

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Público
US energy blockade disrupts Cubans' day-to-day lives and leaves the island on the brink of collapse

The Cuban government has adopted energy rationing measures, and international airlines have temporarily stopped serving the island. Tourism activity is affected.

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Handelsblatt
Jet-fuel shortage: US blockade hampers Cuba's air traffic

Air Canada has announced that it will suspend flights to Cuba due to an acute jet-fuel shortage on the island. The shortage is, among other things, caused by U.S. sanctions that block oil deliveries from Venezuela to the island nation.

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VRT NWS
No kerosene left due to US sanctions: flying to Cuba still possible, but refueling is no longer allowed

Airlines flying to Cuba can no longer refuel on the island from today because there is no kerosene left. It is yet another consequence of the US blockade on oil exports from Venezuela to Cuba, which is tightening its grip on the island. Some airlines are suspending their flights, while others are adding a layover in the region.

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Dagens Nyheter
Fuel shortage in Havana forces airlines to cancel trips

International airlines are stopping their trips to Cuba due to a shortage of aviation fuel in Havana. Air Canada has canceled all its departures and begun repatriating 3,000 Canadian tourists. The crisis is a direct consequence of the U.S. oil blockade against the island.

Fuel shortage in Havana forces airlines to cancel trips
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Le Monde
Cuba seeks to ease American pressure

Havana, where the regime's nature is non-negotiable, is applying a plan of "resistance" reminiscent of the one put in place at the time of the Soviet Union's fall and aims to withstand a maritime blockade.

Cuba seeks to ease American pressure
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Tages-Anzeiger
Jet fuel crisis: Cuba runs out of fuel – Airlines halt flights

An acute shortage of jet fuel cripples air traffic to Cuba. Air Canada has canceled all flights to the Caribbean island and is arranging repatriation flights for stranded tourists.

Jet fuel crisis: Cuba runs out of fuel – Airlines halt flights
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Corriere della Sera
Cuba senza carburante è sempre più isolata. E le compagnie canadesi fermano i voli | Cosa fa l'unica azienda italiana che vola nell'isola

Le autorità: «Non c'è più carburante per i jet». In crisi anche gli ospedali: stop agli interventi chirurgici, medicina naturale come alternativa ai farmaci che mancano

Cuba senza carburante è sempre più isolata. E le compagnie canadesi fermano i voli | Cosa fa l'unica azienda italiana che vola nell'isola
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Air Canada Cancels Flights as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Air Canada Cancels Flights as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel
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February 10, 2026 at 10:27 AM

by Trita Parsi

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by Daniela Gabor

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the US is engineering a famine in Cuba, intensifying el bloqueo.

some expect the Cuban military to fight regime change, unlike Venezuela.
aljazeera.com Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba due to fuel shortage https://aje.news/h97ko7
Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba due to fuel shortage
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM

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Canadian airlines suspend Cuba flights as island set to run out of jet fuel - Reuters — Why don’t they refuel in the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic or Mexico?
February 10, 2026 at 6:18 AM

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#Cuba comunica a las aerolíneas que se queda sin combustible para aviones desde este martes por el bloqueo de EEUU. No es sólo afecta al turismo (motor económico), es que como hizo en Gaza con Netanyahu, #Trump usa el hambre para aniquilar a un pueblo entero. Indecente.
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Cuba comunica a las aerolíneas que se queda sin combustible para aviones desde este martes por el bloqueo de EE.UU.
Cuba comunica a las aerolíneas que se queda sin combustible para aviones desde este martes por el bloqueo de EE.UU.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:12 AM

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