Sunwing Adding More Cuba Flights

By: - April 6th, 2015

Above: Sunwing’s Starfish Cuatro Palmas

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Sunwing Vacations is adding more flights to Cuba.

The company announced that it would be offering direct service from the city of Kelowna in British Columbia to Varadero, Cuba.

The new seasonal flights will depart weekly on Fridays between Dec. 18, 2015 and April 15, 2016.

The company said it was packaging the flights with stays at its Starfish Cuatro Palmas resort or its new Memories Jibacoa.

Sunwing recently added the latter to its Cuba portfolio.

Last month, the company announced that it would be launching service from Ottawa to Cuba for the first time this summer.

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