Menu

Topics

Connect

Comments

Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.

Canadians stranded in Cuba after deadly plane crash returning home 

WATCH ABOVE: Deadly plane crash leaving Canadians stranded in Cuba – May 21, 2018

A Montreal-based travel agency says hundreds of Canadians who were stuck in Cuba since a plane crash last week are returning home.

Story continues below advertisement

Caribe Sol said Monday that Cubana Airlines was resuming operations after the passenger jet crash on Friday that killed 111 people.

The agency said on its Facebook page that 346 tourists who had booked through Caribe Sol would be flown back to Canada Monday and Tuesday. It said some other passengers had already returned home on other airlines.

The daily email you need for 's top news stories.

Cuba’s largest airline grounded all its flights on Friday after a Boeing 737 crashed soon after takeoff and landed in a fireball on the outskirts of Havana.

WATCH: Cuban president visits site of plane crash that killed more than 100 people

Three people had survived the crash, but a 23-year-old woman died of her injuries on Monday.

Story continues below advertisement

The two remaining survivors, also from Cuba, remain in a Havana hospital in critical condition.

— With files from The Associated Press

Advertisement

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.

View Original Article