Cuba warned on Monday (February 9) international airlines that jet fuel will no longer be available on the island beginning on Tuesday (February 10) in the latest sign of fast-worsening conditions as the United States moves to cut off the communist-run nation's oil supply.

The shortfall is set to last from February 10 through March 11, according to a Notice to Aviation (NOTAM) published late on Sunday (February 8), and comes just two days after top officials said air travel would not be impacted by a fuel rationing plan announced on Friday (February 6).

Cuba has historically relied on Venezuela to provide much of its jet fuel, but the Caribbean island nation has not received any crude or refined products from its top ally since mid-December, when the U.S. moved to block the South American nation's exports.

U.S. president Donald Trump has since vowed Cuba would receive no more oil from Venezuela and has threatened to slap tariffs on any nation sending fuel to Cuba, effectively cutting off the island's supply of aviation gas.

Such shortfalls are not new to Cuba and many airlines already have plans in place to deal with them.

A similar crisis last year, as well as others recently, have prompted many carriers to refuel in nearby third countries, including Panama, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and the United States.

Most airline flights into Havana appeared on time and on schedule on Monday morning.

An early morning COPA airlines flight to Panama departed on time Monday, and several American Airlines flights were slated to arrive later in the day, airport officials confirmed to Reuters.

None of the major carriers servicing Cuba have yet commented on the situation.

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VIDEO SHOWS: PLANES TAKING OFF / PASSENGERS AT AIRPORT / SOUNDBITES FROM CUBANS

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SHOWS: HAVANA, CUBA (FEBRUARY 9, 2026) (REUTERS– Access all)

1. PLANE ON THE TARMAC AT HAVANA'S JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

2. AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER

3. AIRCRAFT ON TARMAC

4. PLANE MOVING ACROSS THE APRON

5. CUBAN RESIDENT, JOSE MIRALLES, OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUBAN RESIDENT, JOSE MIRALLES, SAYING:

"I'm waiting for a relative here who is coming today... I can't tell you, you understand? But planes have taken off and landed, look, there's one going now. Another one from the United States. I can't tell you anything else. Those are... they'll report it, I imagine."

7. PLANE MOVING ON TARMAC

8. AIRPORT

9. PLANE ON TARMAC AND AIRPORT STAFF OPERATING

10. PLANE ON TARMAC

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUBAN RESIDENT, YOSVANY VILLA, SAYING:

“(They must)Take urgent measures. Urgent measures must be taken because people who are going to travel far away, if there is no fuel, I don't know if their flights will be cancelled until there is another countermeasure. I don't know, something. They have to take some measure.”

12. PLANE ON TARMAC

13. AIRPORT’S EXTERIOR

14. AIRPORT NAME (Spanish): “JOSE MARTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT”

15. AIRPORT DEPARTURES EMPTY LOUNGE

16. ELECTRONIC SCREEN

17. PASSENGERS QUEUEING TO CHECK IN

18. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUBAN RESIDENT, BENIGNO GONZALEZ, SAYING:

“Nothing, that would hurt the passenger and everyone who travels, or something like that, I don't know, because today, tickets are still available. Let's see tomorrow, because in the official media... My daughter is travelling to Mexico, she came in January and is going to travel again today and return in May, if there is the possibility of travelling again. I don't know about the fuel part, something like that, and so far. It could be that today it's one thing, and tomorrow it's another, at least the official media here. I don't know if they've reported that kind of news or not."

19. PLANES ON TARMAC

20. AIRPORT PLATFORM WITH AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT’S GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

21. AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER

22. PLANE TAKING OFF