DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Even before the flights began, the competition effect was positive for consumers. Leading airlines serving the routes began dropping their fares to keep their customers from being lured by the new competition.

On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, Tourism Minister David Collado was at Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo to send off the first Arajet flight on its new route to San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport. Arajet is the leading Dominican-based airline and now flies to 28 destinations in the Americas.

“Today, we continue making history with Arajet’s first flight to Puerto Rico, a new route that strengthens the historic ties between Borinquen and Quisqueya,” Minister Collado stated. The inaugural flight departed Las Américas International Airport at 12:20pm and landed at Luis Muñoz Marín Airport 40 minutes later.

“For our country, it is vital to...