at least On Wednesday, 17 Cubans were denied boarding a plane For Air Condor in Holguín with Destination to Serbia and stop in Germany.
A complaint sent by the father of a traveler to Cybercopa He points out that the passengers had paid for a German airline Condor flight from Cuba with a transit in Germany, and that “the Cuban authorities don’t allow them to board the plane because the airline doesn’t allow them to.”
According to the source, the Cuban authorities gave them a document that did not bear the signature or seal of the airline, which stated that “due to the measures taken by the Serbian immigration authorities, we can no longer offer you the flight.”
However, when travelers called the airline, they reported that they had no problem being allowed to board the plane, and that it was Cuba’s decision, according to the call recording.
Handed to passengers at Frank País International Airport in Holguín, the document stressed that “the Serbian immigration authorities denied entry to Cuban nationals. Therefore, the affected persons were forced to return to Cuba immediately without entering Serbia. This resulted in great cost and inconvenience for our clients.”
He adds that Lufthansa, which was on its way to operate the flight from Frankfurt to Belgrade, decided not to transport passengers from the island who might be returned.
In statements to the independent portal 14 yearswhich inquired about this refusal before the Serbian Embassy in Havana, the representative of that country denied entry to the Cubans. The diplomatic headquarters confirmed this Immigration forms that exempt Cubans from the visa requirement remain valid.
On November 22, Condor also refused to send a flight to a group of 16 Cubans at Matanzas Airport.
According to the complaint, there was no information prior to this decision, and all passengers boarded the plane without difficulty, except for the Cubans, who were later informed that the governments of Cuba and Serbia had agreed with the airline not to allow Cuban citizens to travel by plane. Council.Al Jazeera, the portal reported Cuba Zero details.
In October, it appeared that the free visa for Cubans to Serbia might expire before the end of the year, as a result of the adjustments made by that country as a result of pressure from the European Union to adopt its visa policy. .
On that date, the Serbian Embassy to the European Union announced the abolition of visa-free travel for Tunisia and Burundi, saying that it would continue for the remainder of 2022 to adjust the visa-free travel regime, which includes about 20 countries in Asia. and Africa and Latin America, including Cuba, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia, China, India and Jamaica, as reported. Schengen VisaInfo.
Serbia experienced a Increase in the number of Cuban immigrants, from 39 to 339 in recent months. The Western Balkans route, traditionally used by Syrian and Afghan nationals to cross the border into Europe, has seen an alarming increase in refugees from Turkey, Tunisia, India and Cuba.
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