He Punta Cana International Airport (AIPC) is going through one of its greatest moments passenger flowwith flights that exceed those of last year and an annual closing projection above the 11 million of passengers mobilized, as reported this Friday Giovanni Rainieridirector of Airside Operations at the terminal.
The executive explained to Free Diary that during December the airport has surpassed all its previous records.
“This month we are breaking all records and setting new marks. We are going to close with more than 11 million of passengers from January to December, more flights in a week and more passengers in a single day,” he said.
He recalled that in 2024 the airport closed with 10.1 million of passengersso this year’s growth reflects a sustained increase in the country’s airport and tourism activity.
More flights
Rainieri indicated that the saturdays are still the days of increased air trafficwith peaks that exceed usual records. In that sense, he announced that the Saturday December 27 is expected to break the record of daily flightsalthough definitive figures are not yet available. For this Friday, the airport has around 150 commercial flights scheduled.
He specified that during this week the AIPC operates a total of 812 flightswhile for the next week The figure will exceed 850 flightswhich would mark a new weekly high. In the same week last year, 786 flights were registered.
He also noted that the greater volume of passengers It will be concentrated between December 24 and 31, a period in which the mobilization of nearly 300 thousand is projected. passengers between arrivals and departures, driven by the festivities of Christmas and New Year.
