Delta will begin serving Havana, Cuba, this autumn from New York-JFK, Atlanta and Miami following the approval by the United States department of transportation.

“Today has been a long-awaited moment to celebrate Delta’s historic return to Cuba, and we thank secretary Foxx, his team and the other US officials for granting us the authority to provide Havana service from Atlanta, Miami and New York,” said Nicolas Ferri, Delta vice president, Latin America and the Caribbean.

“We look forward to providing the market with excellent customer and operational performance that will reunite families and support a new generation of travellers seeking to engage and explore this truly unique destination.

“Additionally, I’d like to commend the effort of our cross-divisional teams at Delta, who are working diligently to address the unique logistical challenges to re-establishing daily scheduled Havana service.”

All routes are subject to Cuban regulatory approval.

Delta will begin selling seats to Havana this summer.