Air Transat aims to repatriate customers in Cuba within days.

Air Transat says it plans to repatriate all its customers in Cuba by next Wednesday after Cuban fuel shortages led airlines to wind down Canada–Cuba service. Canada’s travel advisory now urges people to avoid non-essential travel to Cuba.

Air Transat is working to bring its customers home from Cuba after Cuban authorities signalled a fuel shortage that has disrupted flights. Airlines including Air Transat, Air Canada and WestJet have reduced or paused regular service and are arranging return flights. The federal government updated its travel advisory to ask Canadians not to extend personal stays and to avoid non-essential travel. The repatriation effort began on Feb. 11 and companies have been issuing revised itineraries to affected passengers. Key points: - Cuban authorities reported a fuel shortage that has restricted refuelling and led to a wind-down of Canada–Cuba flights. - Air Transat posted a plan saying it aims to repatriate 100 percent of its customers "to their point of origin" by next Wednesday and has been sending new itineraries to affected travellers. - Air Transat said about 6,500 customers were in Cuba at the start of its effort; roughly 1,500 had returned or were scheduled to return quickly, leaving about 5,000 still to be repatriated. - Airlines have been operating outbound flights from Canada empty or with limited exceptions so aircraft can pick up customers for return journeys. Summary: The disruption is affecting scheduled travel and has prompted coordinated repatriation by multiple Canadian carriers and a government travel advisory. Air Transat’s stated next step is to complete repatriation by next Wednesday; other carriers have announced similar retrieval efforts.