Cuba Says Airlines Can No Longer Refuel There

Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines that there is not enough fuel for airplanes to refuel on the island, part of a critical energy rationing as the Trump administration cuts the island off from its fuel resources, a commercial pilot confirmed on Monday.

Sunday, a notice was sent to companies and airline personnel, said the pilot, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the matter. He noted that while refueling issues have occurred before, an official announcement of this scale is extraordinary even for an island accustomed to perpetual crisis.

Political pressure from President Donald Trump on Latin America has effectively severed Cuba’s access to its primary petroleum sources in Venezuela and Mexico.

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