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September 20, 2001



FROM CUBA

Chaos in Havana-Miami flights

HAVANA, September 18 (Jesús García Leiva / CubaNet) - Victims of spotty information and an apparent lack of organization on the part of the Havanatur tourism agency, the mostly Cuban travelers waiting to catch planes to the United States witnessed and, in some cases, participated in a chaotic scene at Havana's José Martí airport after last Tuesday's terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

On September 15, a passenger challenged an airport official to a fist fight on terminal 2, and two others fought over their place in line.

Passengers complained that officials repeatedly misinformed them as to the day and time their flights would leave, saying the Havanatur agency which coordinates the charter flights between the U. S. and Cuba was not prepared for the emergency.

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