Historic commercial US flight lands in Cuba

The first commercial air flight from the US to Cuba in more than a half-century has touched down on the island.

The US Transportation Secretary was among those onboard the JetBlue passenger plane from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Santa Clara.

American Airlines is expected to begin offering its own regularly scheduled services to Cuba in a few days time.

Correspondent Steve Mort in Florida says it's a milestone in US-Cuba relations.

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