Obama, the Rolling Stones and Karl Lagerfeld have led the way – Cuba is now more popular than ever! In order to meet the growing demand for travel to the Caribbean island, airberlin will fly even more services to Cuba this summer.

airberlin will start flying a completely new route to Havana next Saturday, 28 May 2016. Every Thursday and Saturday, an airberlin Airbus A330-200 depart Dusseldorf for Havana. airberlin has also expanded its existing flight offer to Varadero in the current summer schedule, and now offers an additional weekly service to the popular resort. There are many feeder flights from several airports in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with short transfer times.

Following the expansion of airberlin’s connections to Cuba, H.E. Rene Juan Mujica Cantelar, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, and Julio Rodriguez, Chief Commercial Officer airberlin, met at the headquarters in Berlin to speak about the airline’s commitment to Cuba.

“The Cuban capital is currently booming as a trendy destination like no other. This is also inspiring people about our new destination, which is proving extremely popular with passengers – the inaugural flight is already nearly booked up.

Our flight days to Havana and Varadero also complement each other perfectly, so travellers can combine both destinations in their travel planning and experience the diversity of Cuba.

Overall, we’ve significantly expanded our Caribbean service this summer and also for the coming winter, in order to meet the increased demand”, said Julio Rodriguez, Chief Commercial Officer airberlin.

Last year, more than 175,000 Germans travelled to Cuba – an increase of 26 per cent over 2014. Germany is therefore in second place after Canada in terms of the number of tourists visiting Cuba. The island in the Gulf of Mexico has plenty to offer: the historic city centre of Havana, La Habana Vieja, has been a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. The back-country beckons with its diverse landscape featuring sugar cane and tobacco plantations. Cuba is also famous for the quality of its coffee, its hand-rolled cigars and its excellent rum.

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