He Punta Cana airportthe main gateway for tourism in the country, maintains high expectations for the summer, especially for the US market, according to what he explained albert smithdirector of Landside Operations for the terminal, as July promises to be the all-time record month at the airport.
“The expectations we have is to receive almost over a million passengers in July and if everything continues as it is, with the reports and the airline reservations, the summer will be successful,” he added.
detailed to arecoa.com that the terminal has average data for the year 2023 at 11% growth compared to 2022. «We hope that this summer 2023 will be a record summer in every sense of the word, for flights and passengers and with a view to it we are finishing the expansion of Terminal B».
“After the negative publicity in the American market in 2019 that cost us almost half a million passengers, and with 2018 being the best year of all time, we are already far surpassing it and the American market is already at almost 20% above 2018, so we conclude that the negative effect of that advertising has been diluted over time,” he emphasized.
Regarding the increase in operations at the airport and the incorporation of new airlines, Smith said that they are looking for new markets and new routes, both Europe as of the Middle East.
“There are some conversations that are taking place with some airlines, and we will also be participating in several fairs this year looking for new markets and new routes from both Europe and the Middle East, although nothing concrete is available, but the conversations are very advanced,” he stressed.
He stated that there are also Dominican airlines interested in creating connections from the terminal with a view to becoming a reality in the short term.