“The revival of regular direct flights is a positive step and a contribution to the process of improving relations between the two countries,” Rodriguez said. She also expressed satisfaction with regard to the security arrangements at Cuban airports. These lingering restrictions also pose significant challenges to the US airlines operating flights to Cuba. They will be permitted to operate flights from airports in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Philadelphia. In this context, a completely normalized commercial flight service between the two countries is still a long way off.

Source: Daily News Egypt August 31, 2016 12:22 UTC