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Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba
Canadian airlines Air Canada, WestJet, and Air Transat halt Cuba flights due to US fuel sanctions, planning repatriation of 3,000 travelers amid worsening energy crisis.
- On Feb. 10, 2026, Canadians in Cuba are awaiting flights home as an energy crisis worsens amid a U.S. oil blockade.
- The Trump administration is cutting Cuba off from traditional fuel sources to pressure the island nation off the coast of Florida, which has long faced U.S. sanctions.
- Major Canadian carriers suspended flights to Cuba, including Air Canada and WestJet, while Calgary-based WestJet said winding down winter operations will affect WestJet, Sunwing Vacations, WestJet Vacations, and Vacances WestJet Quebec.
- All three airlines confirmed they plan to bring travellers back home to Canada, arranging flights for those stranded by the U.S. oil blockade in Cuba.
- Air Canada cited government advisories about fuel reliability and said it canceled service following advisories regarding the unreliability of aviation fuel supply at Cuban airports.
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As the United States blocks oil supplies to Cuba, the island is warning airlines that it will no longer be able to supply fuel to planes arriving there. Canadian airlines have already suspended flights as a result. China is promising aid to the communist-ruled island, which is set to ignore Donald Trump's threats to impose sanctions over the issue.
Transat A.T.'s suspension of flights to Cuba in response to the shortage of aviation fuel is likely to have the greatest impact. Quebec's leisure travel specialist is most exposed to the Caribbean island compared to his Canadian rivals.
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