Americans will be able to travel to and from Cuba freely after a historic announcement on Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Transportation said the country will re-establish scheduled flights between the United States and Cuba after 50 years of strict regulations prohibiting them.
The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be initiating a rule change to allow for these flights.
“We are executing on the President’s vision for our relationship with Cuba,” said Alejandro Mayorkas, the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, in a statement. “By eliminating an outdated regulation, we are removing a barrier to authorized travel and benefiting the people of our two nations.”
According to the Department of Homeland Security, there will be up to 110 flights a day.
The Department of Transportation will soon allow U.S. air carriers to apply to provide scheduled flights between the two countries.



