Delta is back in Havana. The US airline has resumed operations at Jose Marti International Airport, making its maiden flight on April 10.
The Atlanta-based airline resumed operations in Cuba in 2016 for the first time in 55 years after the U.S. federal government lifted restrictions on commercial passenger travel. However, the airline has suspended operations due to travel restrictions due to his COVID-19 pandemic in effect in 2020. Now, with travel demand soaring, the airline has restored connections with Cuba.
As Simple Flying reported last year, the company was planning to revive Havana connections with Airbus A320s. However, Delta will operate Boeing 737-8s on this route, according to Flightradar24. The first flight this weekend at Easter was operated by the airline’s 21-year-old his 737, registration number N3759.
quick south
Delta will operate twice-daily routes to Havana with short flight times of just under an hour, according to the schedule below.
Outbound from Miami to Havana:
- DL1787 departs Miami International Airport (MIA) at 09:07 and arrives at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport (HAV) at 10:20.
- DL1789 departs Miami International Airport (MIA) at 13:55 and arrives at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport (HAV) at 15:15.
Inbound from Havana to Miami:
- DL1788 will depart Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport (HAV) at 11:55 and arrive at Miami International Airport (MIA) at 13:04.
- DL1790 will depart Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport (HAV) at 16:30 and arrive at Miami International Airport (MIA) at 17:40.
Intense competition with southern states
Delta Air Lines’ return to Havana will face stiff competition from other US airlines operating in Havana:
- Miami → American Airlines
- Havana Airlines (charter flights to Miami and Tampa)
- Fort Lauderdale and New York – JetBlue to JFK
- Southwest Airlines to Fort Lauderdale and Tampa
- United Airlines to Houston Intercontinental and Newark
Photo: The Global Guy/Shutterstock
Delta Air Lines Operations in Miami
Miami International Airport (MIA) is home to another U.S. airline, American Airlines, so it’s no surprise that Delta maintains modest flights from the Florida airport. The airline currently operates services to and from the following airports:
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
- Jose Marti International Airport, Havana (HAV)
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
- New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
- Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) – This year from October 9th.
Photo: Lucas Sousa | Simple Flying.
Other movements in Havana
Havana’s list of international services remains strong, with Cubana de Aviacion scheduled to begin operations in Barcelona on 29 June. However, Aerolineas Argentinas is discontinuing the 5th Freedom Route between Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport and Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) starting July 5th.