Families and cultural organizations from the Tampa Bay area will now save time and money with direct flights to Cuba. After years of working on behalf of Tampa’s Cuban-American families, Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that a charter airline company has received the first landing rights for flights from Tampa International Airport to Havana. This significant development means that direct, nonstop flights can start as early as September from Tampa to the island nation. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement today regarding the Florida Orchestra’s approval by the U.S. Department of Treasury for its cultural exchange with Cuba. Castor urged expeditious approval of the license over the past weeks. Read more »

Tampa International Airport has been given approval to operate charter flights to Cuba, officials announced this afternoon. Officials expect flights to begin by summer or early fall. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor will conduct an information session for business leaders, travel agents, charter companies, religious and educational organizations and others to learn more about new travel and business opportunities in relation to the Obama Administration’s Cuba policy changes. Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that Tampa Bay area families soon will be able to travel directly from Tampa International Airport to Cuba to visit their loved ones in the island nation. They no longer will have to endure the additional financial and logistical hardship of traveling through the Miami Airport. Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor announced today that she is stepping up pressure on the Obama Administration to approve charter airline flights from Tampa International Airport to Cuba by signing on to the bill that will open travel to Cuba by all Americans. Read more »

La Congresista Kathy Castor anuncio hoy que ella está presionando la administración de Obama para que autoricen vuelos de aerolíneas desde el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tampa hacia Cuba y firmara un proyecto de ley que permitirá viajes a Cuba para todos los estadounidenses. Read more »

Florida Congresswoman Kathy Castor applauded President Barack Obama today for the decisive and necessary actions he took to lift travel restrictions to Cuba so families can more easily visit their loved ones and send money to their relatives. Read more »

La Congresista de Florida Kathy Castor aplaudió al Presidente Barack Obama hoy para las acciones decisivas y necesarias que él tomó con respecto a restricciones de viajes de levantamiento a Cuba para que las familias más fácilmente puedan visitar a sus amados y enviar el dinero a sus parientes. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor hailed the passage of provisions that allow family members to more frequently visit their relatives in Cuba. The provisions are contained in the annual appropriations bill. “This is a huge victory for families in the Tampa Bay area,” Castor said. “The unnecessary hardship of these burdensome restrictions has finally been lifted for Cuban-Americans and their loved ones.” Read more »