PARIS, France (AFP) — Air France will suspend its flights to Havana from the end of March until at least mid-June due to the fuel shortage in Cuba, the airline told AFP on Wednesday.

“Due to the fuel shortage on the island of Cuba and its impact on economic and tourist activity, the airline’s flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Havana will be temporarily suspended as of Sunday, March 29,” it said, adding that service was due to resume from June 15.

Air France said affected customers would be offered a rebooking, a voucher or a full refund.

The United States (US) in January imposed a de facto energy embargo on Cuba after Washington’s military forces seized president Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, a key oil supplier to the Caribbean island.

US President Donald Trump later tightened the energy blockade by threatening Mexico, another major supplier, with steep tariffs if it exported energy to Cuba.

Several airlines have already stopped flights to the island, while others have maintained service by shift routes so they can refuel elsewhere.

Cuban aviation authorities told airlines on Tuesday that a jet fuel shortage would be extended until April 10 as the US blockade persists.

Cuba, under a US trade embargo since 1962, has for years been mired in a severe economic crisis. The latest measures are hammering the island’s tourism sector, its second-biggest source of foreign currency after medical services exports.

Trump has made no secret of his desire for “regime change” in Cuba, threatening tariffs on any country that provides oil to the island nation he has said is “ready to fall”.