Cuban Deputy Tourism Minister Admi Valhuerdi highlighted on Thursday the importance of a new flight route between Lima, the Peruvian capital, and Havana that has been inaugurated with direct flights by TACA airline.
Valhuerdi noted that this new route – with three flights per week –will contribute to a more dynamic exchange between the South American nation and the Caribbean archipelago that will help both countries develop common actions to face the current international crisis.
She added that one of the priorities of the Cuban Tourism Ministry
(MINTUR) is to bring Latin American nations closer together, particularly those that have direct flights to Cuba.
The official recalled that, in spite of the current world economic difficulties, more than 2.3 million tourists visited the country in 2008 and, up to February 2009, there has been a 5.2% growth in the arrival of visitors compared to the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the Peruvian Ambassador in Cuba, Raul Patiño, stressed that this new flight route is a contribution to the integration of Latin American countries such as Brazil, Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador, and that it will help in the development of trade, tourism and cooperation in the sectors of health and education.
For his part, the TACA sales manager for Argentina and Uruguay, Danilo Garcia, regarded as very positive the inauguration of this new flight route and added that they expect to increase the number of passengers to Cuba to over 50,000 annually.
(Inauguran nueva ruta de vuelos directos entre Perú y Cuba)
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