Carriers Fight For Havana Flights

Several U.S. carriers have filed a flurry of documents with the Transportation Department (DOT), vying for newly available frequencies to Havana. The frequencies became available late in 2017 when Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines withdrew from the Cuban market, freeing up four daily frequencies to Havana. The 2016 U.S.-Cuba bilateral air services agreement provides up to 20 frequencies between the U.S. and the Cuban capital. Both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines ...