Airlines Map Out Cuba Flight Plans

Now that travel restrictions to Cuba have eased up, some airlines are starting to put travel plans together for potential U.S. flights to Cuba.

Allegiant and AirTran are the first airlines talking openly about potential Cuba flights. Both low-cost carriers currently offer flights to the Caribbean.

According to Travel Weekly, Allegiant recently entered into contract talks with other airlines to provide Miami flights to Cuba, and hopes to start flying to Cuba as early as June.

AirTran's CEO Bob Fornaro said in a first-quarter earnings call that it's likely "four or five airlines would like to enter the [Cuba-Las Vegas] market and perhaps other markets down there when the time comes."

Travel restrictions to Cuba have been lifted for U.S. citizens with family in Cuba. However, in a recent Open Letter to President Obama: U.S. Leisure Travel to Cuba, Cheapflights.com found that many travelers are eager to visit the land beyond the border.

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