Cuba Extends Jet Fuel Shortage Until April 10 Amid US Blockade

Cuban aviation authorities announced Tuesday that jet fuel shortages will continue until April 10, as the US energy blockade intensifies. Airlines have halted flights to the island or rerouted to refuel elsewhere. The US seized Venezuela's oil reserves in January, cutting Cuba's key energy supplier, and later threatened Mexico with tariffs for exporting energy to Cuba. Cuba's tourism sector, its second-largest foreign currency earner after medical exports, is suffering. Will this fuel crisis force Cuba to prioritize oil for hospitals over tourism?

SOURCE: https://www.channelstv.com/2026/03/04/prolonged-jet-fuel-shortage-looms-as-us-embargo-on-cuba-bites/