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Lata boss blasts Trump-era US visa rule for Cuba visitors

Destinations
James Chapple
29 September 2022

Lata boss Danny Callaghan has urged people to keep visiting Cuba and "forget about going to the US" while the US’s "unfathomable" visa rule for those who have travelled to the island destination in the past 11 years remains in place.

The airline has apologised for any disruption its decision causes

Callaghan on Thursday (29 September) blasted the US for failing to revoke the Donald Trump-era ruling, which saw the former US president – in the death throes of his premiership – classify Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, placing the country on a list alongside Iran, North Korea and Syria.


Cuba remains on the list more than a year-and-a-half after Joe Biden took over from Trump as president, The Independent reported this week, citing a message from the Visit USA Association.