News that were tendency Friday, September 26

A Dynamic News Summary that generated greater interest and debate among our readers, to be up to date in a few minutes. It includes government decisions, special visits to the country, political events, events of the economic and social field and curious data.

Electrical failure at the Américas International Airport (AILA)

On Sunday, September 21, an electrical failure left much of the facilities of the Las Américas International Airport (AILA), which caused delays and cancellations Of more than 40 international flights, affecting thousands of passengers. The interruption was produced by the collapse of the medium voltage cell in the northern terminal and the unavailability of the backing circuit.

The preliminary report determined that the track and control tower operations were not interrupted thanks to an alternate energy system, which allowed to maintain landings and takeoffs normally. However, the rest of the passenger and airline facilities remained No electric service for several hours.

The Airport Commission on Wednesday 24 that Dominican airports 21st century (Aerodom) assumes the costs associated with the damage caused to passengers and airlines. He also ordered to deliver in 48 hours the plans and official report of the failure, execute in three months a structural intervention of the electrical system and reinforce crisis protocols.

He President Luis Abinader He described as “totally unacceptable” what happened and warned that, in case of confirming negligence, “there will be consequences.” The president reported that the Minister of Public Works, Eduardo Estrella, summoned the Council of the Airport Authority to investigate the origin of the ruling.

On Wednesday 24 it was confirmed that Aerodom must implement corrective measures Ordered and offer solutions that prevent a similar event from happening again, in one of the most important air terminals in the country.

[object HTMLTextAreaElement] — Moment in which the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic and the company Air France announce an agreement to resume trips from France to the country. Aníbal de Castro, president of the Diario Libre Group; Frédéric Decurs, from the French airline; David Collado, Dominican Minister of Tourism; Frank Elías Rainieri, CEO of the Punta Cana Group and Miguel Franjul, director of the daily list. (**Mariela Mejía**)

Air France takes up connection Paris – Punta Cana since January 2026, it was announced in Top Resa, Paris

The participation of the Dominican Republic in the version 47 of the IFTM Tourist Fair Top Resa closed with substantial achievements, aimed at restoring the flow of French travelers to the country. The meeting was dedicated to the Dominican destination.

On Tuesday, September 23, the signing of an agreement between the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, and the commercial director of Air FranceFrédéric Decurs, which Restore the air connection direct between Paris and Punta Cana. As of January 2026, the airline will operate three weekly flights – tartes, Thursday and Saturday – in a Boeing 777.

Reconnection seeks to recover French tourist flow to the Dominican Republicwhich went from an annual average of 225,000 visitors to 144,000 in 2024. by 2025, it is projected that closes in around 160,000. France had fallen from second to third place as the issuer of European tourists to the country. Decurs said that in 2026 he hopes that more than 250,000 French tourists visit the Dominican Republic.

Air France He suspended his flights to the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2023 due to the increase in the price of fuel and a local rate applied to Jet Fuel, which reduced the profitability of the route. On that occasion, the airline operated flights to Santo Domingo, but not to Punta Cana.

The Puntacana Group, headed by Frank Elías Rainieri, It was key in negotiations, even assuming income sacrifices to specify the return of the airline. Collado stressed that it is one of the most important efforts to reposition fate.

During the signature in Paris they were present as observers Aníbal de Castro, President of the Group Free newspaper; Miguel Franjul, director of Listín Diario; and Alba Nely Familia, director of CDN.

On Thursday there was another great announcement: the increase in flights with Air Caraïbeswhich will also begin operations to Samaná. In total, there will be nine weekly frequencies.

President Luis Abinader asks for international action against Haitian crisis

He President Luis Abinader He reiterated in the UN General Assembly on Wednesday 24, that Dominican Republic supports the approval of a new resolution that transforms the current multinational security mission into Haiti (MSS), which has not met its objectives, in a gang suppression force (GSF).

Abinader thanked Keny’s leadership In the initial deployment, as well as the financial support of the United States and other countries, but insisted that the international community must approve “without delay” the new mandate.

The Dominican president also participated in the Concordia 2025 Summitwhere he pointed out that it is not about negotiating with the Haitian armed bands, but also facing them firmly. “It is not about negotiation, but about facing and defeating these groups,” he said.

Warned that international indifference against Violence in Haiti It represents a risk for the entire region. He reiterated that the Dominican Republic will defend his security while promoting collective solutions for the neighboring country.

In his speech, he also highlighted the National advances in institutional stabilityReduction of poverty and attraction of investments in tourism, free zones, medical and cigarette devices, stressing that the country has managed to combine economic growth with social justice.

Digital piracy network with millionaire profits

The Public Ministry reported this week that “Operation Domo“allowed to dismantle a network of Digital piracy that operated in the Dominican Republic already transnational level. The structure supposedly, composed of Leonardo Alberto Casci Ocumárez, Raúl Ernesto Guzmán Lora, Leony Esmeralda Croes, Keomires Torres López, Raúl Ernesto Guzmán Croes and Víctor Luís Torres López, used advanced technological systems to violate platforms of streaming and TV pays.

Among the tools used IPTV66 and private serverwhich offered illegal access to more than 1,400 channels and 14,000 films and series, including Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video content. The model was to decipher access keys (IKS) and sell them in the form of illicit subscriptions.

Payments were made by cryptocurrencies and bank transfers, which allowed the network to mobilize millions of pesos and dollars. One of the local accounts showed movements higher than 280 million pesoswhile international deposits exceeded one million dollars.

The file indicates that the benefits were incorporated into the financial system as part of an money laundering scheme. The investigations also confirmed that several of the defendants had already been convicted in United States in 2017 for similar crimes.

The Public Ministry He said that the network not only harmed international companies, but also the Dominican State for tax evasion, while reiterating that judicial processes continue in progress.

Heavy rains They put in red alert to the Gran Santo Domingo and four other provinces

A trough accompanied of a tropical wave caused floods in much of the country, which forced the suspension of work in the public sector and teaching in schools and schools, as a preventive measure in the face of the impact of the rains.

On Friday, September 26, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) declared in red alert to the Gran Santo DomingoSan Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa and Azua, due to the strong downpours, thunderstorms and wind bursts that generated the atmospheric phenomenon.

The Ministry of Education He ordered the suspension of classes in the most vulnerable schools of the provinces in alert, in order to safeguard the integrity of the students and avoid risks in the transfer to the educational centers.

In the National District, hundreds of passengers were stranded in stations of the Santo Domingo Metro, such as Juan Pablo Duarte and the center of the heroes, unable to go out for the intensity of the rains. The paralysis of public transport, together with high rates of services such as Uber, complicated the mobility of citizens.

The mayor Carolina Mejía activated the Prevention CommitteeMitigation and disaster response in permanent session, with the objective of coordinating immediate actions between responsible institutions and maintaining constant communication to address emergencies.

The authorities warned that rains could continue and cause sudden urban floods, floods of rivers and ravines. They also urged the population to stay attentive to official bulletins and avoid displacements due to risk areas.

Researcher and author of studies on journalism and communication in the Dominican Republic. She has been a reporter for decades in national newspapers. She is a newspaper of Diario Libre.

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