USA Embargo and Oneworld Flights to Cuba

[V Singh]

Given the current USA embargo on flights to Cuba, How would it be possible to include Havana Stopover as part of Oneworld RTW Flights in 2020 using QFF points.

 

[jase05]

Given the current USA embargo on flights to Cuba, How would it be possible to include Havana Stopover as part of Oneworld RTW Flights in 2020 using QFF points.

Havana is exempt from the ban.

 

[RooFlyer]

Havana is exempt from the ban.

I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but I don't think that's the case or at least not that simple. My understanding is that, while it is theoretically possible to have a Cuban port on the ticket, if it is, you can't fly into the USA on that ticket, and can't fly any American airline.

 

[Jacques Vert]

Refer to my post here:

Flying to Cuba with QFF points

Hi all, I am looking at heading to Cuba from Sydney for a holiday in early December but it appears that Qantas does not fly there. I was hoping to use up my points on either tickets or upgrades so what are my options going forward? I saw mentioned somewhere that my cheapest options may be to fly...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[jase05]

I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but I don't think that's the case or at least not that simple. My understanding is that, while it is theoretically possible to have a Cuban port on the ticket, if it is, you can't fly into the USA on that ticket, and can't fly any American airline.

Oh wow that does make things tough.

 

[V Singh]

Thank you for your feed back. I was considering MAD-HAV and then USA flying AA. Looks like HAV has to be deferred for 2020

 

[Jacques Vert]

Thank you for your feed back. I was considering MAD-HAV and then USA flying AA. Looks like HAV has to be deferred for 2020

You could look at LGW-CUN-USA or MAD/BCN/LGW-LIM-USA or even MAD/BCN-LIM-MEX/CUN-USA and purchase a separate revenue fare to HAV from CUN, MEX or LIM; or look for availability on LATAM LIM-HAV on a separate PNR (but you would have to ring QF for that one).

 

[V Singh]

You could look at LGW-CUN-USA or MAD/BCN/LGW-LIM-USA or even MAD/BCN-LIM-MEX/CUN-USA and purchase a separate revenue fare to HAV from CUN, MEX or LIM to HAV; or look for availability on LATAM LIM-HAV on a separate PNR (but you would have to ring QF for that one).

Thank you Jacques Vert. Will consider all options

 

[Himeno]

The US started allowing flights to Cuba under Obama in 2016 and a number of US airlines fly there. These flights seem to have special requirements and are mostly for Cuban refugees/expats/descendants to travel to the island. Trump has recently rebanned these flights to Cuban ports except Havana.

Under oneworld ticket rules, travel to Cuba is not allowed while AA flights exist on the ticket. Not sure if this also covers award based travel.
If you can't get to Cuba via the US, the easiest way would be via Perú, Mexico or Panama.

 

[justinbrett]

I recommend flying to CUN or NAS and booking your own flight from there.

 

[RooFlyer]

These flights seem to have special requirements and are mostly for Cuban refugees/expats/descendants to travel to the island. Trump has recently rebanned these flights to Cuban ports except Havana.

Under oneworld ticket rules, travel to Cuba is not allowed while AA flights exist on the ticket. Not sure if this also covers award based travel.

Tourism is/was not one of the allowed reasons to travel to Cuba from the US, so as posted above, you cannot have a Cuban port on your OneWorld ticket - revenue or award if you want to enter the US on the ticket and/or fly a US airline.

 

[stoney]

Given the current USA embargo on flights to Cuba, How would it be possible to include Havana Stopover as part of Oneworld RTW Flights in 2020 using QFF points.

I am doing exactly that by flying BA into CUN from LGW then CUN-HAV by Interjet. of course the Internet flight is expensive.