And the parking. Oh, the terrible parking...and now a new parking mafia inside AILA + valet parkingYep, the SD airport doesn't need a new terminal.
Wait...
What is this???
Arriving at Las Américas…
And where you get your luggage there is no A/C and no WIFI????
Welcome to the DR.
And then people wonder why icy cold beer became popular...
The problem with the Las Américas terminal is that it's old. They need to built the new terminal which will be up-to-date and then close the current terminal and subjected it to an intense mintenance where at the end they practically open another new terminal with everything new.That is great if Las Americas gets an upgrade. But it did recently didn’t it ? Last time I was there in August I hadn't been since end of 2020 and there were many changes at departure.
They did, but the growth of the operations are going faster than projected and actually they had to open new doors for remote boarding and positions, actually the airport has between 26 and 30 positions depending on how many wide bodies land and with Arajet and Skyhight operations will continue growing. With the renegotiation of the contract they announced will invest right now 16 Millions dollars to adecuate SDQ with the operations and give better experience to the passengers. Also they started the sstudy for the new terminal that must start to build in 2025 and finish en 2028, if they had previous study now that one can no be used because they have to be prepared for the growth now with Arajet that its the biggest Dominican Airline using SDQ as hub. Also they announced will build a new parking for long stay. That mean that the renders shown for sure will have modifications.That is great if Las Americas gets an upgrade. But it did recently didn’t it ? Last time I was there in August I hadn't been since end of 2020 and there were many changes at departure.
So does this mean no more regular long-term parking at SDQ? It used to be quite good value.And the parking. Oh, the terrible parking...and now a new parking mafia inside AILA + valet parking
They announced will build righ away a new parking lot for long staySo does this mean no more regular long-term parking at SDQ? It used to be quite good value.
You know you can have them pick you up at your home, right?I find Las Americas airport to be user friendly. Especially with the "before boarding" service. The main problem is the massive traffic jams entering and leaving the city to the airport.
I found a video from 1989 if im not wrong and the airport looked like bus station, there are a lot complains about how looks like now but the truth is that the aiprot has improve a lot, and will keep doing that, we will see more changes in the coming years. By the way they just announced will change the baggages handle system, they will signed a contract with Alstef group. The new system will include new BHS exit with 4 systems units that detect explosives EDS Standard, 3 tags readers, 1 circuit that clasify baggages, rooms for baggages control and inspectionsI remember the "old" airport back in 1986....especially the hard green plastic chairs near the ticket counter where you could wait before going through Immigration.