Cubana de Aviación denies ceasing operations.
The state-owned airline Cubana de Aviación assured Monday that it will not cease operations despite the suspension of the BSP payment compensation mechanism in Spain applied by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), EFE reported.
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The company attributes the measure notified by IATA to “one more effect of the U.S. economic and commercial blockade,” in reference to the embargo that Washington has imposed on Havana for six decades, according to a note published on its Facebook page.
Cubana de Aviación affirms that this IATA decision “does not mean the cessation of operations of the airline as some media have hastened to report”.
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Cubana de Aviación maintains that this measure “does not prevent it from honoring its commitments to customers” and points out that the company “adjusts its commercial strategies in the market”.
It recalled that it is a founding and active member of IATA, and as such has formalized “its complaint” before this organization.
This IATA measure is usually applied when there is a risk of an airline going bankrupt or ceasing operations.
IATA informed through a communiqué sent last Thursday to travel agencies that “Cubana de Aviación no longer participates in Spain’s BSP and therefore the agency must stop issuing tickets, electronic multiple purpose documents (EMD) and refunds on behalf of this airline”.
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