The Dominican government, through the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), established new air operations to and from the national territory with the United States, Madrid, Canada, and El Salvador, as reported by the president of the organization, José Marte Piantini, during the fourth ordinary session of this 2024.
At the beginning of the session, the president of the organization reiterated that air connectivity is a key factor to promote the productive sectors of the Dominican Republic and communicated the request of the foreign air operator Frontier, to include various new routes.
According to the market study presented by Frontier, it plans to begin operations on Airbus A320neo and Airbus A321neo aircraft, with a frequency of three to seven flights a week and estimates to transport 497,637 passengers.
Likewise, with the interest of keeping Dominicans more connected by air with other parts of the world, the members of the plenary session learned of the request for a Special Permit from the air operator Air Europa, to carry out flights on the Madrid/Santiago/Madrid route. Additionally, they learned of the request for another Special Permit from Westjet Airlines, to carry out operations on the Calgary/Punta Cana/Calgary route.
The Canadian operator’s request consists of carrying out passenger and cargo flights from May 4 to October 26, 2024.
Marte Piantini pointed out that this operator from January 2023 to January 2024 moved 227,698 passengers in 1,445 operations carried out in entries and exits.
Finally, the members of the plenary session approved the request to amend the Economic Authorization Certificate (CAE) of the national air operator Sky High Aviation, to include the Santo Domingo/El Salvador/Santo Domingo route.
According to the market study presented by the operator, it plans to start with two ERJ190 type aircraft with a capacity of 97 seats, with frequencies of three weekly flights, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
