"Air Canada has cancelled all flights to Cuba after the island's authorities said they were running out of aviation fuel, as a consequence of the US oil blockade on the Caribbean country. The airline, one of a dozen who serve the island, said it would begin repatriating 3,000 customers. Cuba's beaches are a major holiday draw for Canadian tourists in winter, and one of the government's most important sources of hard currency."
"Other airlines from as far away as Russia, China, Turkey, France and Spain have also been affected. The crisis has erupted at speed because of Washington's policy of forcing Cuba's government to the negotiation table, with prominent figures in Donald Trump's administration calling for regime change. The US has threatened any country that sends oil to Cuba with increased tariffs, claiming the island's government is a threat to US national security."
"On Monday, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's president, lashed out at what she described as a very unjust US policy. You can't strangle a nation in this way, she said. Mexico dispatched 800 tons of humanitarian aid to the beleaguered island nation on Sunday, and Sheinbaum said Mexico was taking all necessary diplomatic actions to be able to send oil to the island although she did not offer details on how that might happen."
Air Canada canceled all flights to Cuba and will repatriate 3,000 customers after Cuban authorities said they were running out of aviation fuel because of a US oil blockade. Cuba's beaches attract Canadian winter tourists and provide important hard currency. Airlines from Russia, China, Turkey, France and Spain have also been affected. The crisis accelerated because of Washington's policy pressuring Cuba, with US officials calling for regime change and threatening countries that send oil with increased tariffs, citing national security. Mexico sent 800 tons of humanitarian aid and sought diplomatic measures to send oil. A NOTAM warned restricted supplies until at least 11 March, causing passengers to be rerouted.
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