en.Wedoany.com Reported - Iberia, the Spanish airline, has announced the suspension of its direct flights between Madrid-Barajas Airport and Havana's José Martí International Airport starting June 1, 2026. The suspension will last at least until October 24. According to a statement issued by Iberia to Spanish media, the situation in the country in recent months has significantly impacted demand. If operational conditions improve, the route is expected to resume in November.
Prior to the suspension, Iberia will gradually reduce flight frequencies, maintaining three weekly flights in April, reducing to two weekly flights in May, and suspending all flights from June. Affected passengers during the suspension period can travel via Panama City under a codeshare agreement with Copa Airlines. Since February 2026, due to unstable jet fuel supply at Cuban airports, return flights on this route have required a technical stop for refueling in Santo Domingo.
Cuba's tourism market continues to slump. According to data from Cuba's National Office of Statistics and Information, international arrivals in the first ten months of 2025 reached approximately 1.3667 million, a 20.5% decrease compared to 1.719 million during the same period in 2024. Arrivals from the Canadian market dropped from 695,600 to 559,700, and from the Russian market from 141,600 to 88,900. Source markets in Europe, including Spain, have also seen significant contraction.
In February 2026, Havana's José Martí International Airport issued an official document stating that the supply of standard jet fuel for commercial aircraft would be exhausted, effective from February 10 and lasting at least until March 11. Iberia stated that the suspension of the Cuba route is a targeted adjustment. Its global network plan for the summer of 2026 offers 21.4 million seats, with other routes unaffected.
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