LATAM Airlines Group controversies
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2019
Lawsuit filed against American Airlines and LATAM Airlines over Cuba airport use
Lawsuit filed
A lawsuit was filed in Miami federal court against American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group, alleging that their use of Havana's José Martí International Airport involved trafficking in property expropriated in Cuba. The plaintiff sought compensation and an order for the airline to cease operating at the airport. American Airlines said it considered its Cuba service lawful and would defend it.
Company response
Clarification — American Airlines
"American Airlines' service to Cuba including José Martí International Airport in Havana is authorized by the U.S. government including the Department of Transportation and the US Office of Foreign Assets Control," an airline spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
Source excerpt
The lawsuit also seeks for the airline to cease operating at José Martí International Airport.
A lawsuit against American Airlines and LATAM Airlines group was filed Wednesday, in a Miami federal court, for “trafficking” in Cuban property expropriated after the 1959 communist revolution.