HAVANA -- (AP) -- Continental Airlines is dedicating an aircraft that will provide 20 additional weekly charter flights to Cuba, the president of Continental Connection said.

 The flights aboard the Boeing 737 are to begin Nov. 1. Most will originate from Miami, one of the U.S.-approved gateway cities, said Thomas L. Cooper, president of
 Continental Connection, operated by Gulfstream International Airlines Inc.

 Only people with permission from the U.S. government can take the charter flights. American journalists, humanitarian workers, academic researchers and some
 Cuban-Americans are usually granted permission, which allows them passage on the charter flights.

 Those without permission can fly to another country like Mexico or Jamaica to reach Cuba, but risk the chance of a U.S. fine.
 
 
 
 

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