Air China Adds CA590 to Evacuate Passengers Stranded in Fuel-Starved Cuba

Air China scheduled an extra flight, CA590, to carry travellers out of Cuba after weeks of cancellations disrupted its Madrid service, the Chinese embassy announced in a Sunday notice. The added departure was set for 10.30pm local time on Monday, with only limited seats available. It was intended for passengers whose regular CA866 flight had been cancelled before October 10. In an earlier warning dated October 10, the embassy said the Madrid route had been subject to frequent schedule changes and temporary cancellations attributed to "technical reasons," without further explanation. The embassy urged those affected to board Monday night's flight. The carrier is China's flag airline, and the disruption left passengers stranded in a country described as fuel-starved.