Jose Marti International Airport has at least five terminals, despite what you may read in this website and in other media. One terminal, a decade old in 2008 built with Canadian expertise, deals with most long haul internatiional flights, and one with mainly with Cuba internal flights. there are also separate terminals for charter flights […]

Flying with Air France to Paris and on to Birmingham, economy class. There was unusually no queue for check-in at Havana, and my Air france Frequent Flyer card was processed. The CUC25 departure tax is payable in cash at this stage at a separate counter. Passport control was the usual thorough process, enlivened somewhat by […]

Three terminals at Havana airport keep travellers well separated into categories. Terminal 3 is for foreign tourism. It is modern, clean and fairly efficient. The reviews in this page are referred to this terminal. Terminal 2 is for Cuban exiles visiting the island. It is small, generally overcrowded, not particularly clean (specially the restrooms) and […]

Seems that leaving Cuba is harder than getting’ in! When you land immigration doesn’t ask anything, but when you leave they want to see all your bags etc. As I’ve got an old Brazilian passport they even searched it carefully and asked if I were really Brazilian and not Cuban?! Check in agents are slow […]

Long queues at Immigration checking the Visa forms but baggage was waiting. The UK Departure lounge is a big shed with short direct access to aircraft. Had booked in online to Virgin Atlantic flight from our Cuba hotel so very little wait at the Bag-Drop desk. Plenty seating Clean Toilets Good duty free & snacks […]