[NYTr] Cuba and Chile Inaugurate Direct Flights

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Cuba and Chile Inaugurate Direct Flights

Havana, Jan 11 (acn) Cubana de Aviacion today inaugurated a direct 
flight between Santiago de Chile and Havana in an effort to boost the 
flow of Chilean visitors to Cuba.

The first flight, an IL-96 Cubana jetliner, took off from the Chilean 
capital with 230 passengers on board, reported Presna Latina.

Rafael Alcala, director of Havanatur Cuban tour operator in Chile said 
the new route between the two capital cities will be operating through 
January and February.

Before the plane took off, Cubana de Aviacion representatives showed 
the jetliner to tour operators, travel agents and journalists, who were 
impressed by the comfort of the aircraft.

Among the companies involved in the project to increase the number of 
Chilean tourists traveling to Cuba, are Tour Mundial, Solways, Vía 
Club, Caribbean Services and Viajes Marsans.

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