Icelandair has applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for 276 charter flights from Florida and Texas to Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador in partnership with Anmart Superior Travel, a travel agency dedicated to offering package tours in the Caribbean and South America.
On September 14, 2021, Icelandair had applied to the DOT with registration DOT-OST-2020-0011-0203 to operate a weekly flight for 13 weeks between October 5 to December 28 between Orlando (MCO) – Havana (HAV) under charter mode.
In the application filed under DOT-OST-2017-0044-0874, the Icelandic airline has proposed the following series of charter flights:
From January 11, 2022, to February 1, 2022.
Orlando (MCO) – Havana, Cuba (HAV) 4 roundtrip flights.
From February 1, 2022, to May 31, 2022
Orlando (MCO) – Havana, Cuba (HAV) 17 roundtrip flights.
Houston (IAH) – Havana, Cuba (HAV) 17 roundtrip flights.
Miami (MIA) – Havana, Cuba (HAV) 136 roundtrip flights.
Miami (MIA) – Quito, Ecuador (UIO) 34 weekly flights
Miami (MIA) – Guayaquil (GYE) 34 weekly flights.
Miami (MIA) – Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ) 34 flights weekly.
The application is pending governmental approval. The flights could be operated between Boeing 757 and 737 MAX aircraft, according to Aviaciononline.