La Romana.- The airports The Punta Cana and La Romana international airports are operating normally this Tuesday, after operations have been paralyzed following the damage caused by Hurricane Fiona, which hit the eastern part of the country in its wake on Monday.
This was confirmed by the executive director of the Airport Department (DA), Victor Pichardoduring a tour of both airport terminals, reporting that today was the La Romana international airport resumed operations, while Punta Cana did so the same Monday, hours after Fiona passed, after noon.
“We were able to check throughout the route, at the Punta Cana and La Romana airports, that all state agencies are working normally,” said the official after highlighting the resumption of operations in La Romama.
In his tour of the airports, Pichardo, together with a commission from the DA, found that areas such as waiting rooms, access control, Immigration, and others, are suitable for the regular development of operations.
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He pointed out that for this weekend the La Romama airport resumes its usual operations with scheduled commercial flights, while in Punta Cana it registers more than 65 flights for this Tuesday.
“We want to highlight that in the Dominican Republic and, especially in the eastern region of the country, the airports are normal; they are providing services to all passengers,” Pichardo said.
On his tour of the Punta Cana terminal, Pichardo was accompanied by the president of the Punta Cana Group, Frank Elías Rainieri, while in La Romana he was accompanied by the general manager, Luís Rodríguez.
Also present were DA deputy directors Abelardo Rutinel, Luis Cabrera, as well as legal director Leandro Santana.
