The U-S Department of Transportation today announced that Minnesota-based Sun Country airlines is approved to offer non-stop flights from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Cuba.
Other cities receiving approval for Cuba flights include Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago and Philadelphia. Sun Country is one of six airlines to be approved for the flights.
U-S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says the flights deliver on President Obama’s promise to “begin a new journey with the Cuban people.”