Delta Air Lines' flights from Atlanta to Havana are scheduled to begin Dec. 7, a charter operator licensed to arrange travel to Cuba announced this week.

The charter flights would operate Wednesdays using Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 158 seats, including 16 first-class seats, the Marazul charter and travel agency said in a news release.

The agency also said that the Marazul-Delta partnership would begin weekly flights to Havana from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Nov. 6.

Additionally, on Oct. 1, Marazul-Delta will start flying from Miami to Havana three times a week.

Hartsfield-Jackson in March announced that it had received federal approval to serve as a port of entry for charter flights restricted to those with "purposeful travel" to and from Cuba. The Atlanta airport became one of several new U.S. gateways to Cuba.

The move allows charter flights for passengers with close relatives in Cuba, those who are involved in the medical or agricultural business sectors, or for educational or religious activities.

Staff writer Kelly Yamanouchi contributed to this article.