Two Cuban migrants arrive at Florida airport on hang glider after 90-mile trip

The pair landed safely at Key West International Airport at about 10.30am on Saturday and were turned over to the US Border Patrol, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said.
Two Cuban migrants arrive at Florida airport on hang glider after 90-mile trip
Key West International Airport personnel examine an ultralight aircraft that landed illegally at the airport carrying two Cuban men (Monroe County Sheriff’s Office/The Florida Keys News Bureau/AP)

Two Cuban migrants used a motorised hang glider to fly about 90 miles from the communist island to Key West, Florida officials said.

The pair landed safely at Key West International Airport at about 10.30am on Saturday and were turned over to the US Border Patrol, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said.

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