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4 September 2025

The first Amazon Air flight was received on 3 September 2025 at Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) by ALK Global Logistics, the Miami-based agent for the airline, Diario Libre reports. The cargo airplane will also serve Dominican exports. The airline has scheduled seven flights a week, with capacity for 700 metric tons.

For months now, Amazon has been delivering in the Dominican Republic door-to-door with no additional cost to subscribers to the service.

Amazon has opened similar logistics hubs this summer in Bogota, Colombia and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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