A note released by the Cuban Civil Aeronautics explains that Martínez Machado, a native of Santa Clara, had License 3060, valid until October 30, 2022.

Media outlets report that the aircraft arrived in US territory yesterday morning; however, to date, the Cuban civil aviation authorities have not received official notification from the United States Agencies.

Acts of air piracy constitute crimes defined in various international conventions, ratified by Cuba and the United States. This fact represents a violation of Cuban airspace, operational safety and aeronautical regulations, in correspondence with the Annexes of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), adds the published information.

The Cuban civil aviation authorities continue to investigate the details of the incident based on the available information.

(Taken from Granma)

The event took place at Havana’s José Martí Memorial, on the eve of the anniversary of the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner mid-flight off the coast of Barbados, with families of the martyrs in attendance.

“No one can make us forget the past that is part of our history. We demand justice and an end to the impunity that this crime has enjoyed for these 40 years,” said Thalía Gattorno Espinosa, grand-daughter of Miguel Espinosa, co-pilot of CU 455, who died along with the 73 passengers aboard the flight.

“Every time a call has been made for a vigil, I sign up as a volunteer, because showing respect for the victims of terrorism is also preserving memory,” Frank Javier Pérez Menéndez, a student at the Higher Institute of International Relations, told Granma.

(Granma)