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Air Canada and several other carriers canceled flights to Cuba after Cuban authorities warned of a jet‑fuel shortage they and multiple outlets linked to U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil shipments.

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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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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 without fuel is increasingly isolated, and Canadian airlines halt flights

Authorities: 'There is no more jet fuel.' Hospitals are also in crisis: surgeries halted, natural medicine as an alternative to drugs that are in short supply.

Cuba without fuel is increasingly isolated, and Canadian airlines halt flights
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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
New York Times
Trump’s Threats to Cuba’s Oil Suppliers Put Mexico in a Bind

The longstanding alliance between Cuba and Mexico is under mounting pressure from the United States, forcing President Claudia Sheinbaum into a precarious balancing act.

Trump’s Threats to Cuba’s Oil Suppliers Put Mexico in a Bind
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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.
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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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Die Presse
Russia accuses the US of suffocation tactics against Cuba

Russia criticizes US sanctions against Cuba. Kremlin spokesman Peskov says the situation in Cuba is critical. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov accuses the United States of 'neocolonial practices.' Air Canada, meanwhile, is cutting flights to Cuba due to fuel shortages.

Russia accuses the US of suffocation tactics against Cuba
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El Pais
The Cuba crisis shakes the ideological heart of Sheinbaum's government

No other regional crisis, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm and persistent reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of alignment with the island

The Cuba crisis shakes the ideological heart of Sheinbaum's government
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El Pais
From crude oil to powdered milk: Mexico pivots its humanitarian aid to Cuba

The threat by the United States to oil supplies opens a route for aid to the island from Mexico

From crude oil to powdered milk: Mexico pivots its humanitarian aid to Cuba
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Due to kerosene shortage, Air Canada stops flights to Cuba

Because of the US oil embargo, Cuba has almost no fuel left. Air Canada stops flights, Air Europa must refuel in the Dominican Republic. Russia accuses the United States of a 'suffocation tactic'.

Due to kerosene shortage, Air Canada stops flights to Cuba
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