Sunwing Vacations Group Halts Cuba Flights, Resumes in October

0:00It's April 16th. This is Calgary News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. Sunwing Vacations Group is pulling out of Cuba for the summer stretch. That means no flights or packages from their brands, including Sunwing, WestJet Vacations, and the Quebec version from June 20th through October. 9th. This hits big spots like Vada Deiro and Kyle Coco from all departure cities. They plan to restart services to Vada Deiro and Kyle Coco on October 10th, with other spots like Holgen, Santa Clara, Kyle Largo, and Cien Fuegos. Coming back two weeks later on October 25th, meanwhile, their deals to hotspots in Mexico, like Cancun and Porto Valarada, plus Caribbean gyms, such as Punzacana and Montego Bay, keep rolling. Strong into 2026, travelers with bookings give personal calls from group sales reps to sort options. The move ties into Cuba's rough-fuel crisis, which has other carriers like WestJet, Air

1:00Transat, and Air Canada delaying flights. Air Canada not until. At least November 1st. Canada's global affairs issued a warning against non-essential trips there, citing shortages of fuel, power, food, water, medicine, even hitting, resort services. Flair Airlines just got the green light from the Canadian Transportation Agency to fly scheduled routes to Cuba, though no start dates yet. Companies are watching close, ready to update as things shift on the island.