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U.S. and Cuba Resume Direct Flights After 50 Years

HeadlineSep 01, 2016

The first direct commercial flight between the U.S. and Cuba in more than 50 years touched down in Santa Clara, Cuba, Wednesday. JetBlue Flight 387 took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Also on Wednesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez. The meeting and the flight were the latest steps in the thawing ties between Cuba and the United States.

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