ORLANDO, Fla., (Reuters) – Direct flights between Orlando and Havana will begin on July 8 operated by a company hoping visitors to the top U.S. tourist destination will want to pair a Cuban guayabera shirt with their Mickey Mouse ears.
Orlando International Airport announced the flights on Thursday, the same day the Orlando tourism bureau reported that a record 62 million people visited the area in 2014, retaining its position as the No. 1 tourist destination in the United States.
“Orlando visitors go to Adventureland in Disney World . To them going to a mysterious country they’ve never been to can be an adventure,” said Bill Hauf, president and chief executive officer of Island Travel & Tours, which will operate the charter flights.
Round-trip tickets will cost $429, Hauf said.
The 90-minute flights on a 120-seat Boeing 737-300 initially will occur only on Wednesdays, with a Sunday flight expected to be added later in the summer, according to an airport news release.
