The U.S. on Monday sent its first commercial flight to Havana, Cuba, for the first time in more than 50 years, on the same day President-elect Trump threatened to reverse President Obama‘s effort to re-establish ties between the two countries.
Obama’s policy change toward Cuba allowed the resumption of commercial flights between the two countries over the summer. But Monday’s was the first to land in Cuba’s capital, and Deputy Transportation Secretary Victor Mendez was on it. – READ MORE