Cubana Airlines > Reviews

Advantages: Price and good leg room
Disadvantages: Older DC10's used pretty noisy in Economy

...I discovered an article on Cubana airways. Since I used the airline last year in November and December why not write about my experience. Pre-flight experiences first. When researching and costing my trip to Cuba (Had to go as I was giving my sister's hand away in marriage - hard for some isn't it) I was getting many differing quotes and discovered the cheaper ones were with Cubana airways. So not wishing to put my family and myself at risk I thought ... Read review

Advantages: Price
Disadvantages: Old plane, indifferent service

...and upset him. Welcome to Cubana airlines - certainly the flight that customer service forgot! Cubana is the Cuban national airline that recently celebrated 75 years in (and out) of the air. Since 1981, 8 of its roughly third of a million flights have resulted in disaster - a failure rate of 24 flights per million, a figure which places Cubana firmly at the foot of the airline safety stats. While even this tally provides some positive perspective ... Read review

Advantages: Flight safety of trans-atlantic flights no longer a concern
Disadvantages: Safety feel of internal flights in Cuba

...somewhat concerned with our Air Cubana trans-Atlantic flight from London to Holguin. We were much relieved though to learn that new Airbus A330 planes leased from Norwegian Novair are now used on this route. Economy class is a big squeeze and while this is bearable on an Easyjet flight to Amsterdam it becomes rather straining on a nine-hour flight. Don't expect too much in terms of in-flight entertainment – bring your own books and games. The quantity ... Read review

Advantages: Beatiful country
Disadvantages: Scared to death in the air

Cuba is definitely one of the jewels in the Caribbean, but travelling within the country on an internal flight has to be experienced to be believed. All flights within Cuba are controlled through the government run national airline Cubana, on my last visit to this beautiful isle we flew from Havana to Camaquey. The plane that we flew on was a very old Russian built twin prop, which looked as though it should have had pride of place in an aircraft ... Read review