Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines that there isn’t enough fuel for airplanes to refuel in the island, part of a critical energy rationing going into place as the [Trump administration cuts the island off](https://apnews.com/article/cuba-economy-oil-crisis-us-6b2b44a4818616bbc542b7b63159a47b) from its fuel resources, a commercial pilot confirmed on Monday.
A notice was sent to companies and airline personnel on Sunday, said the pilot, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the matter. He noted that while refueling issues have occurred before, an official announcement of this scale is extraordinary even for an island accustomed to perpetual crisis.
The move comes as political pressure by [U.S. President Donald Trump](https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump) on Latin America has effectively severed Cuba’s access to its primary petroleum sources in Venezuela and Mexico.
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**From Associated Press:**
Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines that there isn’t enough fuel for airplanes to refuel in the island, part of a critical energy rationing going into place as the [Trump administration cuts the island off](https://apnews.com/article/cuba-economy-oil-crisis-us-6b2b44a4818616bbc542b7b63159a47b) from its fuel resources, a commercial pilot confirmed on Monday.
A notice was sent to companies and airline personnel on Sunday, said the pilot, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the matter. He noted that while refueling issues have occurred before, an official announcement of this scale is extraordinary even for an island accustomed to perpetual crisis.
The move comes as political pressure by [U.S. President Donald Trump](https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump) on Latin America has effectively severed Cuba’s access to its primary petroleum sources in Venezuela and Mexico.
Read more: [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cuba-says-airlines-no-longer-182605007.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cuba-says-airlines-no-longer-182605007.html)