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Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade.
Major Canadian airlines have already suspended service to Cuba, including Air Canada and WestJet.
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All three airlines have confirmed they plan to bring travellers back home to Canada.
Calgary-based WestJet says its decision to wind down winter operations will affect WestJet, Sunwing Vacations, WestJet Vacations, and Vacances WestJet Quebec.
Air Canada has said its decision to cancel service to Cuba comes after “following advisories issued by governments regarding the unreliability of the aviation fuel supply at Cuban airports.”
The Trump administration is cutting Cuba off from using traditional fuel sources in an effort to put pressure on the island nation off the coast of Florida, which has long been under strict economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. government.
A spokesperson for Saskatoon’s John G. Diefenbaker International Airport said the airport does offer “some limited flying into Varadero” through WestJet and Sunwing, but those flights will not be going ahead.
“We have just received notification from WestJet/Sunwing that starting today they will be canceling all outbound flying to Cuba, focused solely on return flights,” the airport spokesperson wrote in an email.
“We advise all passengers with plans to fly to Cuba from Saskatoon to reach out to WestJet/Sunwing directly for the most up to date flight information.”
The spokesperson said the airport does not yet have an anticipated date for when flights to Cuba will be resumed.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2026.
–with files from 980 CJME’s Lisa Schick
