[QUOTE]HAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba signed a deal Tuesday restoring commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades, allowing dozens of new daily flights to bring hundreds of thousands more American travelers a year to the island as early as this fall.
Immediately after the signing, the U.S. Department of Transportation opened bidding by American air carriers on as many as 110 U.S.-Cuba flights a day — more than five times the current number. All flights operating between the two countries today are charters.
Barring other major announcements, the restart of commercial flights will be the most significant development in U.S.-Cuba trade since Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro announced in late 2014 that they would begin normalizing ties after a half-century of Cold War opposition. The Obama administration is eager to make rapid progress on building trade and diplomatic ties with Cuba before the president leaves office. The coming weeks are seen as particularly crucial to building momentum ahead of a trip he hopes to make to Havana by the end of March.[/QUOTE]
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Woohoo!!!!!1111oneoneone
Can't fucking wait to hit up Cuba.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;49755774]Woohoo!!!!!1111oneoneone
Can't fucking wait to hit up Cuba.[/QUOTE]
Keep in mind that it's still technically not legal to US citizens to visit for tourism purposes only.
I can't wait for this whole scenario to be over some day. It's gone on for far too long.
[QUOTE=Splash Attack;49755785]Keep in mind that it's still technically not legal to US citizens to visit for tourism purposes only.[/QUOTE]
110 flights per day and it's still not legal? Talk about a waste of money.
[QUOTE=Splash Attack;49755785]Keep in mind that it's still technically not legal to US citizens to visit for tourism purposes only.[/QUOTE]
Eh who cares? The Cubans are friendly now, there's new countries to hate instead.
[QUOTE=Splash Attack;49755785]Keep in mind that it's still technically not legal to US citizens to visit for tourism purposes only.[/QUOTE]
i thought it was only illegal to bring stuff back with you, like cigars are still banned
[quote]U.S. visitors to Cuba will still have to qualify under one of the travel categories legally authorized by the U.S. government. Tourism is still barred by law, but the number of legal reasons to go to Cuba — from organizing professional meetings to distributing information to Cubans — has grown so large and loosely enforced that the distinction from tourism has blurred significantly.[/quote]
oh its one of those "please fill out this form" things
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49756310]Eh who cares? The Cubans are friendly now, there's new countries to hate instead.[/QUOTE]
Cuba has been fine with Americans coming for decades. This is nothing new.
I'm eager to try out any new dishes they come up with when they begin importing american ingredients. Cubans sure can make ground beef and plantains taste good
[QUOTE=Dr.C;49756479]I'm eager to try out any new dishes they come up with when they begin importing american ingredients. Cubans sure can make ground beef and plantains taste good[/QUOTE]
I've had lots in Puerto Rico that are pretty close to Cuban meals. Not to mention Old San Juan is pretty much Havana.
[QUOTE=Splash Attack;49755785]Keep in mind that it's still technically not legal to US citizens to visit for tourism purposes only.[/QUOTE]
i'm sure by the time i'd be vacationing it will be open for tourism
Now 2Pac can return to America.
[QUOTE=rediem;49758215]Now 2Pac can return to America.[/QUOTE]
I thought he was in Serbia?
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