The energy crisis in Cuba threatens international flights due to a lack of fuel. Sanctions and supply cuts exacerbate the shortage, affecting air connectivity and highlighting a fragile energy system.

Havana. — The energy crisis in Cuba has reached a critical level that is now directly affecting civil aviation. An official aeronautical notice (NOTAM) from José Martí International Airport in Havana confirms that the terminal is out of Jet A-1 fuel, which is standardly used by commercial aircraft.

The NOTAM, identified as A0356/26 and classified as international, explicitly states: “JET A-1 FUEL NOT AVBL” (no Jet A-1 fuel available). The notice has been active since February 10, 2026, at 05:00 UTC and will remain in effect at least until March 11, 2026, at 05:00 UTC, representing a full month without guaranteed supply at the country’s main airport.

These types of official notices are issued to alert pilots, airlines, and air operators about critical operational conditions. In this case, the lack of fuel means that airplanes cannot refuel in Havana, an extremely serious situation for an international airport that handles the majority of Cuba’s air traffic.

  • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    271·
    13 hours ago

    Jfc. I really wish Carney would send Cuba fuel and food. I mean we should be able to do that at least.

    • hector@lemmy.today
      5·
      2 hours ago

      The US navy would likely physically stop them though at this point. America First Died in Israel I guess. Now the party is calling the shots, holding the president’s hand to betray his past promises that won him the election, and betray a large number of people that supported him, but not the party.

      As if starving/depriving a country has ever helped change their leadership. It cements their leaders in, they get a rally around the flag effect being attacked from outside. It makes a regime change less likely, and hurts working people in the process.

      Sanctions, and embargoes, against countries have never worked for those stated purposes, and both parties love them, the neo liberal democrats supporting shit like this is part of how they lost in 2016 and beyond, and rejection of this kind of using the military to further the ideology and business interests of oligarchs that could only be describes as Enemies of the Republic, is part of how the president won control of the party and then the country. Not in his dotage being manipulated into betraying it, talk about Sad.