President Luis Abinader highlighted today that from August 2020 to December 2022 have been Actions promoted and facilities granted to Dominican airlineswhich, he explained, has resulted in an increase of a 86% in the movement of passengers and 19% in the operations carried outcompared to the previous management.
In this regard, he highlighted the confidence that investors have in the present and future of the Dominican Republic and in a particular way he spoke of the aviation sector, pointing out that “This is not chance or luck, it is work.”
In this sense, the Head of State asked the National Congress to take advantage of the extension of the legislature to approve the bill for the Promotion and Competitiveness of Civil Aviation, a piece with which the Government seeks to apply new incentives for local civil aviation leaning on the new promotion and competitiveness law of that sector.
The president recalled that in 2019 more than 13,000 passengers were mobilized in just over 11,000 operations at entrances and exits through the country’s airports and At the end of 2022, 250,000 passengers were transported in more than 13,000 operations.
When speaking at the activity held at the La Vendimia restaurant, at the Doctor José Francisco Peña Gómez International Airport of the Americas, for the inauguration of the Sky High’s new fleet of planesa national commercial aviation air operator, President Abinader said that this represents a boost to the dynamics that this sector currently has.
He referred that the Dominican airlines have almost doubled the total number of passengers transported in the previous managementas is the case of Sky High, which, he indicated, has increased by a 35% passengers transported compared to 2019 (41 thousand more passengers).
“In 2022, this operator mobilized 56,000 passengers on more than 14 routes in the region; It also went from using aircraft with a capacity for 19 and 45 passengers, to operating in aircraft with a capacity for 100 passengers”, pointed out President Luis Abinader.
Promotion of civil aviation
“Because we believe that it is a very good way to create jobs, guarantee the legal security of our companies and encourage investment”raised the ruler.
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He explained that the legal provision aims to promote and increase the competitiveness of civil aviation in the country, thus establishing the pertinent incentives that allow the increase in visitors by air.
The president stated that, with these provisions, it seeks to establish, in addition, new domestic and international routes from and to national strategic markets and strengthen the Dominican positioning as a connection point for transport, passenger and cargo logistics.
In the act, Sky High Dominicana executives announced their significant expansion and consolidation projects for this 2023a year in which they further maintain their value proposition of security, solidity and commitment to continue being a reliable and proudly Dominican airline.
For this 2023 that has just started, Sky High Dominicana has a fleet of 4 Embraer-190 of 97 passengers including Business Class, 3 Embraer-145 of 50 passengers, 2 Embraer-75 of 77 passengers with Business Class as well as a Boeing 737 freighter , for a total of 10 aircraft. This expansion strengthens the airline’s service, which today It has 21 destinations and more than 4,000 operations a year, connecting the Caribbean with Latin America and the United States.
on your side, the CEO of Sky High Dominicana, Juan Chamizothanked the President and all those who attended for accompanying them in expanding the Dominican Republic’s air proposal.
In addition, the Director of Operations of Sky High Dominicana, Cesarina Beauchampstressed that what was presented would not have been possible without the accompaniment and great support they have received from the plenary session of the Civil Aviation Board, Aerodom, IDACCas well as all the members that compose it, such as the Ministry of Tourism, IDAC, CESAC and the Airport Departmentamong others.
Too, the general director of AERODOM, Mónika Infanteexpressed his satisfaction at receiving the new aircraft on the runways of the José Francisco Peña Gómez International Airport of the Americas.
Similarly, Rodrigo Pereyra, representative of EMBRAERthe aircraft construction company, expressed its confidence in the Sky High project and his belief in the company for its growth in Latin America.
The event was attended by the Commander General of the Air Force of the Dominican Republic, Carlos Febrillet Rodríguez, FARD; the general director of the Specialized Corps for Airport Security and Civil Aviation (CESAC), pilot colonel Floreal Suárez Martínez, FARD, and the president of the DNCD, Rear Admiral of the Dominican Republic Navy (ARD) José Manuel Cabrera Ulloa.
Also, the Consul General of the City of Miami, for the Dominican Republic, Geanilda Vázquez; the director of the Airport Department, Víctor Pichardo; from IDAC, Hector Porcella, and the president of the Civil Aviation Board, Héctor Marte Piantini.
