Cuban Migrants Use Unconventional Method to Reach Key West Airport

Two Cuban migrants arrived at Key West International Airport in Florida on a motorized hang glider and were turned over to the custody of U.S. Border Patrol. The Sunshine state has experienced a surge in migrants from Cuba in recent months, although usually by sea instead of air. Economic hardships and the country’s continued authoritarian leadership has driven thousands of Cubans to make the treacherous journey crossing the Straits of Florida.