DALLAS, TX - Ua faalauiloa mai i le aso nei e le Southwest Airlines Co le silia i le 25,000 tagata ua saini se latou tusi talosaga i le US Department of Transportation (DOT), e resitaraina le latou lagolago i le talosaga a le kamupani vaalele e tautua Cuba.

Southwest ua fautuaina le auaunaga i malae vaalele faavaomalo e tolu i Cuba, e aofia ai Havana, ma malae vaalele e tolu Florida: Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Malaeva'alele (FLL); Tampa Bay International Airport (TPA); ma Orlando International Airport (MCO). I le avea ai ma ave taavale aupito tele o pasese i totonu o le atunuu i totonu o le Iunaite Setete, o le a maua ai e le vaalele e le malolo le avanoa e fesootai atu ai i Cuba mo le tele o aai i le Iunaite Setete i luga o le Southwest Airlines network.

I le amataga o le masina nei, na faila ai e Southwest se talosaga i le DOT e talosagaina ai le faʻatagaga a le malo e tautua ai Cuba i aso taʻitasi e aunoa ma ni malaga mai malae vaʻalele e tolu sili ona pisi i Florida. Talu mai lena uluai talosaga ia Mati 2, 2016, Southwest ua mauaina 120+ tusi lagolago mai faʻalapotopotoga faʻapitonuʻu, faʻaitulagi, ma le atunuʻu, e aofia ai Orlando, Inc., South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Bay Partnership, United States Black Chamber of Commerce , United States Business Leaders Network, ma le United States Hispanic Leadership Institute.

I le taimi e tuʻuina atu ai le faila, 25,083 tagata lagolago taʻitoʻatasi na faʻamaonia le talosaga a Southwest DOT e ala i le asiasi atu i Southwest.com/Cuba e talosaga ai le Failautusi o Felauaiga a Amerika Anthony Foxx. O nei tagata e iai le leo eseese o le fiasefulu afe o tagatanuu i le salafa o le atunuʻu o loʻo lagolagoina le tauvaga taugofie a Southwest ma filifiliga femalagaaʻi faʻafeiloaʻi i Cuba.

I luga o le faʻamaonia o auala i le DOT taimi masani vaevaeina gaioiga, Southwest o le a lolomiina a latou pasese maualalo ma vaalele faʻasologa mo Cuba tautua ma manatu e amata faʻagaioiga i Cuba i le faaiuga o lenei tausaga.

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As the largest carrier of domestic passengers in the United States, the proposed nonstop flights would provide convenient connecting access to Cuba for dozens of cities across the United States on the Southwest Airlines network.
I luga o le faʻamaonia o auala i le DOT taimi masani vaevaeina gaioiga, Southwest o le a lolomiina a latou pasese maualalo ma vaalele faʻasologa mo Cuba tautua ma manatu e amata faʻagaioiga i Cuba i le faaiuga o lenei tausaga.
Earlier this month, Southwest filed an application with the DOT requesting governmental approval to serve Cuba with daily nonstop flights from the carrier’s three busiest airports in Florida.