In the Dominican Republic, the only thing missing is the political will to return to having a “flagship airline”, which contributes to the tourism growth, job creation and to lower travel costs.
This was stated by the business consultant in the aeronautical area Milbet Lazo during an interview for HOY, in which he highlighted that the creation of a purely Dominican airline would be a “core” issue in the strengthening and development that the national tourism sector is registering.
Lazo mentioned that the country has a privileged geographical position, an adequate legal framework, with entities to set the guidelines such as the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) and Civil Aviation Board (JAC).
In addition to several international airports and airlines and trained human resources.
“It is time for Dominican aviation to be promoted at a regional and international level with Dominican airlines,” he said.
They reach a record of US$23.4 billion in financing for 2021
RD leader certified airports
With the inclusion of international airports Casa de Campo, in La Romana, and Gregorio Luperón, in Puerto Plata, the Dominican Republic is among the countries with the highest proportion of certified airports in the world according to the standards recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
When offering the information, the deputy director general of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), Héctor Porcella, explained that with the progress of this process.
The country guarantees compliance with safety requirements continuous and uniform for all aircraft using international terminals operating in Dominican territory.
It benefits the increased levels of safety and efficiency of operations, the strengthening of the country’s competitiveness as first tourist destination in the Caribbean and increased reliability.
Public investment was only 0.2% of GDP
the execution of Public Investment Projects (PIP) in the first quarter of last year reached the RD$10,969.5 million, which represented a 43.2% drop when compared to the same period in 2020, when the investment in projects was RD$28,395.3 million.
The more than RD$10 billion executed in 2021 they represented only 0.2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the lowest public investment in projects that has been made in the last five years.
According to the Public Execution Bulletin of the Ministry of Economy, the execution of 2021 was lower in RD$16,189.0 million than the historical average executed from 2017 to 2021.
According to the Dominican Confederation of Micro, Small and Medium Construction Companies, this was due to efforts to improve public spending.
