Last week, Cuba and the U.S. agreed to open up direct commercial flights between the two countries for the first time since the 1950s. Under the new rules, there could be up to 110 regularly scheduled flights between Cuba and the U.S. per day, many times more than the handful of charter flights that go there now. Considering the state of Cuba’s infrastructure, the real number will likely be much lower, however. Besides the long neglected roads, plumbing, cell network, and Internet issues presenting roadblocks, Cuba’s government is moving slowly when responding to business overtures from U.S. companies for fear that the new era of openness between the two countries will be reversed if a Republican takes the White House this year. Read more here.
