Power outages and fuel shortages

Cuba is experiencing severe and worsening disruption to essential infrastructure, persistent  power outages across the country and fuel shortages. These conditions significantly affect the ability of visitors to access reliable transport, medical care, communications, and basic services. Authorities have introduced fuel rationing, scaled back public services, and made temporary changes to healthcare, education, transport and tourism operations to conserve severely limited energy supplies.

Cuban authorities have announced that all nine ofall of its international airports are without aviation fuel atfuel. Some thisairlines, time. Someincluding all Canadian airlines areand reviewingLATAM, routeshave orsuspended temporarilyflights cancellingto servicesand whichfrom riskCuba, visitorswith beingothers unablereviewing routes. This limits your options to leave the country,country. 

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If you are currently in Cuba, carefully consider if your presence is essential. Take precautions by conserving fuel, water, food and mobile phone charge, and be prepared for significant disruption. If you are considering your options for leaving Cuba, check for messaging from your airline or tour operator for up to date information.disruption.