right now from tia perry riley seven weekly flights to cuba and five to have deanna. >> we think we are well positioned to serve commercial flights and charter flights have done well.>> reporter: earning the airport $1 million a year but for people like hilda this is when -- what it's all about. more chances to see family than ever before. and exactly how many flights we're talking about coming to tia or leaving from tia we do not know. that's up in the air. speculate on that but i will say tampa has a large cuban- american population so it stands to reason we will have a large percentage of the pie. we will keep you posted and all the airlines who want to fly there have until march 2 to make an application with the department of transportation. >> a couple more weeks to put their bids in. live and appreciated. coming up at 6:00 and 11:00 you can see more of jeff patterson's reports from cuba as an group explores business opportunities there. >>> big money for cultural organizations. leaders discuss what the money will go towards and at the tampa theatre they plan to put the $325,000 to