The country has established sixty-two new international routes in the last two years, which translates into a greater connectivity offer for air transport users, as reported by José Ernesto Marte Piantini, president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), during the second ordinary session this month.
According to the statistical report of the JAC, in the form of charter flights from January 1, 2021 to date, 452 airlines have operated in the country, while, during 2019, the year before the pandemic, they operated only 216 airlines under this modality.
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He argued that since the beginning of the government headed by President Luis Abinader, the sustained growth of air transport is a reality throughout the Dominican territory.
“The successful result of the air transport policy of the Dominican Republic has made it possible to improve the management and quality of services, achieving a 92% increase in charter flights”recalled the president of the JAC.
Marte Piantini explained that before the pandemic, 56 airlines operated regular flights in the country and today, thanks to the facilities of the Dominican State, there are 62 operators of regular flights to and from the national territory.
“The formula is quite simple, the greater the air connectivity, the greater the attraction of international passengers and the greater the commercial exchange between countries,” he recalled.
In this sense, the president of the organization highlighted the new connections to and from Piarco (Trinidad and Tobago), Katowice (Poland), Istanbul (Turkey), Lisbon and Porto (Portugal), Cagliari-Elmas (Italy), Pointe a Pitre ( Guadeloupe), Fort de France (Martinique), Saint Croix and Saint John (Virgin Islands), Nassau (Bahamas), Cayenne (Guayana), Kazan (Russia), among other destinations.
Increased connections
With the aim of continuing to promote the air transport of passengers, cargo and mail, the members of the plenary met the request for a Special Permit from the foreign air operator CONDOR FLUGDIENST to operate the Düsseldorf/La Romana/Düsseldorf route from November 4, 2022 to April 7, 2023.
He also heard of the request for a Special permission to fly on the Rome/La Romana/Rome and Verona/La Romana/Montego Bay/Verona routes of the NEOS airline and the Canadian operator SWOOP to operate the Hamilton/Punta Cana/Hamilton route.
NEOS is a operator based in Italy and will carry out 21 flights on the Rome/La Romana route and 14 on the Verona/La Romana/Montego Bay route for a total of 35 roundtrip flights from November 4, 2022 to March 25, 2023, while SWOOP will start operations from From January 11 to April 26, 2023, with a frequency of one weekly flight, on Wednesdays.
Marte Piantini also reported that the foreign air operator FRONTIER requested an amendment to its Operating Permit (PO) to operate the Tampa/Santo Domingo/Tampa and Tampa/Punta Cana/Tampa routes.
The start of these operations is projected for November 5, 2022, which will be carried out in Airbus A320 neo (32N) type aircraft with a capacity for 186 seats.
Finally, the plenary members learned about the request for the amendment to the Economic Authorization Certificate (CAE) of the national air operator AIR CENTURY to include the Santo Domingo/Guatemala/Santo Domingo routes; Santo Domingo /Tampa, United States/ Santo Domingo; Santo Domingo/ Costa Rica/ Santo Domingo; Santo Domingo/Havana, Cuba/Santo Domingo; Santo Domingo/Santiago, Cuba/Santo Domingo; Santo Domingo/Miami/Santo Domingo and Punta Cana/Miami/Punta Cana.
The start of these operations is projected for the month of November 2022, which will be carried out in type A321 aircraft, with a capacity for 220 seats.
