The USA’s new Havana flights, by the numbers
Eight U.S. airlines have tentatively been awarded flights to Havana, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday morning.
The decision would give 10 different U.S. airports at least one weekly nonstop flight to the Cuban capital. American would get the most flights (35 a week) but JetBlue and Delta would fly to Havana from more U.S. cities (three each).
Scroll down for more of a "by the numbers" breakdown of the proposed new Havana routes. Or check out the full story in Today in the Sky.
DOT: Eight airlines awarded flights to Havana
Most flights (by airlines)
American Airlines: 35 weekly flights (5 sets of daily flights) from two cities
JetBlue: 27 weekly flights (4 sets of daily flights*) from three cities
Delta Air Lines: 21 weekly flights (3 sets of daily flights) from three cities
Southwest Airlines: 21 weekly flights (3 sets of daily flights) from two cities
Spirit Airlines: 14 weekly flights (2 sets of daily flights) from 1 city
United Airlines: 8 weekly flights (1 set of daily flights plus 1 Saturday-only flight) from two cities
Alaska Airlines: 7 weekly flights (1 set of daily flights) from one city
Frontier Airlines: 7 weekly flights (1 set of daily flights) from one city
*= One of JetBlue’s daily flights would operate every day except Saturday
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Most flights (by U.S. gateway city)
Miami: 42 weekly flights (on 3 different airlines)
Fort Lauderdale: 41 weekly flights (on 3 different airlines)
New York JFK: 14 weekly flights (on 2 different airlines)
Atlanta: 7 weekly flights (1 airline)
Charlotte: 7 weekly flights (1 airline)
Los Angeles: 7 weekly flights (1 airline)
Newark Liberty: 7 weekly flights (1 airline)
Orlando: 7 weekly flights (1 airline)
Tampa: 7 weekly flights (1 airline)
Houston Bush Intercontinental: 1 weekly flight (1 airline)
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Most airlines (by U.S. gateway city)
Fort Lauderdale (3 airlines): Spirit (14 weekly flights), Southwest (14), JetBlue (13)
Miami (3 airlines): American (28 weekly flights), Delta (7), Frontier (7)
New York JFK: (2 airlines): Delta (7 weekly flights), JetBlue (7)
Atlanta (1 airline): Delta (7 weekly flights)
Charlotte (1 airline): American (7 weekly flights)
Los Angeles (1 airline) : Alaska Airlines (7 weekly flights)
Newark Liberty (1 airline): United Airlines (7 weekly flights)
Orlando (1 airline): JetBlue (7 weekly flights)
Tampa (1 airline): Southwest (7 weekly flights)
Houston Bush Intercontinental (1 airline): United Airlines (1 weekly flight)
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation