FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The first charter flight from Fort Lauderdale to Cuba is scheduled to depart this afternoon.
Passengers began arriving at the airport Saturday morning in advance of the 12:30 p.m. departure. Airport spokesman Gregory Meyer says the terminal is packed with passengers and their luggage.
Some 115 people are expected to board the one-hour flight to Havana's Jose Marti International Airport.
Airline Brokers Company is organizing the weekly flights. A JetBlue plane and crew will take passengers to the island.
Several new charter flights have recently been approved by the U.S. and Cuban governments. Flights from Tampa to Havana began for the first time in nearly 50 years on Sept. 9.
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