US approves flights out of Cuba.

The United States has approved eight more airports for charter flights to and from Cuba, permitting more Cuban Americans to travel to the Spanish-speaking Caribbean country.



Obama administration officials say the airports include Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.



The other airports approved include those in Baltimore, Maryland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tampa, Florida, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.



Prior to Wednesday’s decision, flights to Cuba were only allowed from Los Angeles, California, Miami, Florida, and New York.



The expanded flights are in keeping with President Barack Obama’s decision, announced earlier this year, to further reach out to the Cuban people.