On Tuesday, the request to lift the embargo was made in the form of a letter that Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote to the Department of Transportation of the United States of America.
On Wednesday, the restrictions placed on flights to Cuba by the Trump administration were relaxed by the Biden administration, making it feasible for US airlines and chartered planes to fly to many cities on the island, including Havana.
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According to statements made by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, lifting the embargo was done both in support of the Cuban people and because it was in the “foreign policy interests of the United States.”
Tuesday was the day that his written request for the adjustment was delivered to the United States Department of Transportation, and Wednesday was the day that the department put his request into effect.
The Cuba travel ban that was imposed by the Trump administration was scheduled to go into force in 2019, and it was expected to remain in place through 2020. The administration of President Joe Biden has made it clear in recent weeks that it intends to loosen some of these limits.
