UPDATE 1-First U.S.-Cuba scheduled passenger flight in decades set to depart
August 31, 2016 at 09:13 AM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug 31 (Reuters) - The first regularly scheduled commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than half a century was set to depart on Wednesday, opening another chapter in the Obama administration's efforts to open trade and travel with the former Cold War foe.