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This was Cuba's first fatal airliner crash. [8] On 10 April 1959, a Douglas DC-3 (registration unknown) of Compagnie Haitienne de Transports Aériens (COHATA) was hijacked on a passenger flight from Les Cayes to Port-au-Prince by 6 rebels who killed the captain and forced the co-pilot to fly to Cuba, the plane was then was landed in Santiago. [9]
Joaquín de Agüero Airport (Santa Lucia Airport) 21°30′34″N 077°01′13″W / 21.50944°N 77.02028°W / 21.50944; -77.02028 ( Joaquín de Agüero Santiago de Cuba
Historically Santiago de Cuba was the second-most important city on the island after Havana, and remains the second-largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and an important sea port. In the 2022, the city of Santiago de Cuba recorded a population of 507,167 people. [4]
Abel Santamaría Airport Cuba: Santa Lucía MUSL Joaquín de Agüero Airport (Santa Lucia Airport) Cuba: Santiago de Cuba (Santiago de Cuba) MUCU SCU Antonio Maceo Airport Cuba: Trinidad (Sancti Spíritus) MUTD TND Alberto Delgado Airport Cuba: Varadero MUVR VRA Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport Cuba: Varadero MUKW Kawama Airport: Military airports ...
Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos S.A. (ECASA) is a government-owned company which operates 22 airports in Cuba, [1] [2] including José Martí International Airport, which serves Havana. Other responsibilities of ECASA include air traffic control, aviation safety, check-in and baggage handling. [3]
The Airport lies about 11 kilometers (7 mi) south of the city center, in the municipality of Boyeros, and is the main hub for the country's flag carrier Cubana de Aviación. The airport is Cuba's main international and domestic gateway, it connects Havana with the rest of the Caribbean, North, Central and South America, Europe and one ...
Urban tramways were in operation between 1858 and 1954, initially as horse-drawn systems. In the early 20th century electric trolley or storage battery powered tramways were introduced in seven cities. Of these overhead wire systems were adopted in Havana, Guanabacoa, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Camagüey and Santiago de Cuba. [5]
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