China adds extra Havana flight as Cuba's fuel crisis strands travellers
China arranged a supplementary flight CA590 from Havana to Beijing as airlines suspend services over refuelling problems amid US sanctions on Cuba.
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what happened
China organised a rare extra flight out of Havana, Cuba's capital, for passengers who cannot leave the island. The Chinese embassy in Cuba said on Monday that flight CA590 replaces Air China's CA866, whose schedule had changed often and included some cancellations. The statement cited technical reasons and did not mention the oil crisis.
According to the Chinese flight tracking app Umetrip, CA590 is due to depart at 22:30 on October 19 and had not yet left Havana. International airlines are suspending flights because of refuelling problems, as the US maintains a nine-month de facto fuel blockade and tighter sanctions that have produced an unprecedented economic crisis on the island.
why it matters
The Cuban case shows how sanctions and fuel shortages can paralyse transport links in a country. For oil markets it signals localised supply disruption that, so far, has little visible effect on the global balance and Brent prices.
market impact
Oil: localised supply disruption for Cuba has little effect on the global balance and Brent
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- China adds extra Havana flight as Cuba fuel crisis strands travellers — Reuters, 20 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC
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