American airlines/Southwest vie for Cuba routes. In light of newly liberalized air travel regulations, American submitted an application yesterday to the Department of Transportation to launch a flight from D/FW Airport to Havana, Cuba, as well as flights from Charlotte, Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago to Cuba. Southwest has followed suit, asking for flights Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Orlando to Havana. The DOT plans to dish out routes by summer, with service beginning in the fall.
Obama will be here March 11 and 12. The president will travel to Dallas in about a week (after stopping in Austin) to head up Democratic National Committee fundraising events and raise money for Dallas’ Senate Democrats.
Officer Hofer’s death encourages acts of kindness. Euless police officer David Hofer was killed Tuesday in the line of duty. Using the hashtag #ForHofer, people on social media started posting acts of good will toward law enforcement officials to honor Hofer’s death. These included donating money, picking up the tab for cops at a restaurant, and delivering baked goods to police stations.
