First U.S.-Cuba flight since 1961 takes off from Fort Lauderdale - Miami Herald
| Miami Herald | First U.S.-Cuba flight since 1961 takes off from Fort Lauderdale Miami Herald To a fanfare of Cuban music and a water canon salute, the first commercial flight to cross the Florida Straits to Cuba in decades took off Wednesday morning, ushering in a new era in the ever-warming relations between the U.S. and the island nation. Passenger Jet Service From US to Cuba Starts Wednesday First US-Cuba scheduled passenger flight lands in Santa Clara First US-Cuba Commercial Flight In More Than 50 Years Takes Off |