The new one airline Arajet entered Peru and announced that it will connect with a direct flight to Dominican Republic and vice versa with prices ranging from US$55 one way and US$149 round trip, with taxes included.
Víctor Pacheco, president of Arajet, affirmed that the airline will mark the rebirth of Dominican aviation and that they project, in a period of approximately five years, to be moving 7 million passengers annually.
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“We promised low prices, and we are going to have rates never seen before in our country”said Pacheco, who added that “starting in September we will begin the path to convert the Las Americas International Airport in the new Caribbean Air Hub, which allows connecting the continent at the lowest cost, world-class services and with new and more efficient aircraft on the market”.
When will you start operating flights in Peru?
In the case of Peru, the airline reported that they will start operating from September 18, with a frequency of two weekly flights from Lima-Santo Domingo-Lima.
Álvaro de Oleo, Vice President of Marketing at Arajet, explained that there will be three levels of rates.
“We will start with more than 5,500 seats with prices ranging from US$55 to US$100 one way; and US$149 round trip with taxes included. Then we will have temporary promotions and regular prices; and in all cases we will ensure that it is the lowest rate in the market” he stated.
However, he indicated that the first flight in Latin America will be on September 15 to Mexico City and that destination will also be joined by Monterrey and Cancun.
In addition, it will also fly to Barranquilla, Cali and Cartagena in Colombia; Quito and Guayaquil, in Ecuador; Guatemala City in Guatemala; San Salvador in El Salvador and San Martin, Aruba and Curaçao in the Caribbean.
In addition, it announced that starting in October they will increase their routes, adding flights to Toronto and Montreal, in Canada; Medellin and Bogota, in Colombia; San Jose in Costa Rica; and Kingston, Jamaica; with which it will establish a wide route network of 20 destinations in 12 countries in its first three months of operations.
Regarding flights to the United States, Arajet specified that they are “actively working with the Dominican government to obtain the corresponding permits and start services to that country as soon as possible. Thus, to be able to offer low rates to the Dominican diaspora that, today, must pay high prices and that cries out for a warm and humane service.”.
