*** Summer High Season 2004 Updates ***

Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espa?a (IB)

Will expand their Non Stop Roundtrip service on Madrid - Santo Domingo route from 2 weekly non stop roundtrip to 4 weekly non stop roundtrips on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday will Iberia fly MAD-SDQ-MAD on the other days via San Juan on first trip or return trip.

Iberia will also upgrade aircraft on this route the daily A340-600 planned service will be changed to a daily B747 service, the B747 have at least +/- 100 seats more then a A340-600.

Air Madrid (DRI)

Air Madrid launch schedule flights from Madrid to the Dominican Republic, Air Madrid will fly MAD-POP and MAD-PUJ , Santo Domingo service will be added at a later phase.

Schedule as follows:

DRI 0611 MAD 12:30 - 15:20 POP (Monday A330)
DRI 0612 POP 17:00 - 07:30 MAD (Monday A330)
DRI 0651 MAD 12:30 - 15:20 POP (Friday A330)
DRI 0652 POP 17:00 - 07:30 MAD (Friday A330)

DRI 0731 MAD 13:30 - 16:15 PUJ (Wednesday A330)
DRI 0732 PUJ 17:25 - 07:45 MAD (Wednesday A330)
DRI 0771 MAD 13:30 - 16:15 PUJ (Sunday A330)
DRI 0772 PUJ 17:25 - 07:45 MAD (Sunday A330)

Fare to Puerto Plata from ? 399 (Biz from ?849)
Fare to Punta Cana from ? 429 (Biz from ? 899)

JetBlue Airways (B6)

JetBlue official schedule as follows: Effective 10 June 2004 JFK-STI and 17 June JFK-SDQ

B6 0421 JFK 21:05 - 00:50 SDQ (Daily A320)
B6 0422 SDQ 01:50 - 05:35 JFK (Daily A320)

B6 0423 JFK 06:50 - 10:25 STI (Daily A320) (*1st)
B6 0424 STI 11:25 - 15:00 JFK (Daily A320)

B6 0425 JFK 21:45 - 01:20 STI (Daily A320) (*2nd)
B6 0426 STI 02:20 - 05:55 JFK (Daily A320)

Air Santo Domingo (EX)

Will stop daily service to New York from Santo Domingo and continue own operations only on Sundays to New York from Santo Domingo schedule as follows:

EX 0701 SDQ 08:00 - 11:00 JFK (Sunday B757)
EX 0702 SDQ 12:30 - 17:30 SDQ (Sunday B757)

ASD Will continue daily service to San Juan schedule as follows:

EX 804 SDQ 08:00 - 09:00 SJU (Daily except Sunday B757)
EX 803 SJU 10:00 - 11:00 SDQ (Daily except Sunday B757)

EX 814 SDQ 19:00 - 20:00 SJU (Sunday B757)
EX 813 SJU 21:00 - 22:00 SDQ (Sunday B757)

Air Holland (HLN) / Holland Exel (HXL)

Air Holland 1 N.V. Declared bankrupt by the court in Haarlem, The Netherlands, the 2 weekly flight to Puerto Plata and Punta Cana will continued since February by HollandExel, HollandExel will operate on the same aircrafts and schedule as Air Holland, the Sunday flight will now departure ar 16:30 from Amsterdam local time.

Air France (AF)

Will change aircraft on Paris - Santo Domingo route from B747-200/300 to a B747-400, Air France will continue the same schedule as by past. Air France flight Paris - Punta Cana will continue B747-200 service as schedule.

Virgin Atlantic Airways

Route study Santo Domingo - London is cancelled, Virgin says Virgin Atlantic is constantly evaluating numerous new route opportunities. We have evaluated London- Santo Domingo, DR, but at this present moment we do not have any definite plans to fly on this route in the near future. We do however monitor any changes in the market place and will re-evaluate our studies when the need arises. However, any plans that we may have to operate on any new route will remain confidential to Virgin Atlantic, until we announce a definite plan to fly to a new route.

Update Saturday 3th April 2004

North American Airlines (NA)

Will increase frequency on Santiago - New York route from 6 weekly to 1 daily operated in B757 and B767 effective June 2004

Delta Air Lines (DL)

Delta Air Lines chnage flightnumbers on New York - Santo Domingo route, nothing important, schedule as follows:

DL 324 JFK 06:30 - 10:19 SDQ
DL 524 SDQ 11:30 - 15:22 JFK

DL 336 SDQ 07:30 - 11:22 JFK
DL 424 JFK 16:25 - 20:18 SDQ

Operated in a B757-200

Air Plus Comet (A7)

Get immediately aproval to make their 1 weekly charter flight Madrid - Santo Domingo to a regular flight operational days are Saturday operated in a A310
schedule as follows

A7 971 MAD 11:25 - 13:25 SDQ
A7 970 SDQ 15:25 - 06:30 MAD

Air Europa (UX)

Will increase frequency on Madrid - Punta Cana route from 2 weekly to 3 weekly effective 3th of July 2004 operated in a B767-300 operational days are, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday, schedule as follows:

UX 33 MAD 12:50 - 13:45 PUJ
UX 34 PUJ 17:45 - 07:45 MAD

American Airlines (AA)

Decrease frequency on Santiago to New York route from 3 daily to 2 daily and 5 weekly all operated in a A300-600.

AA, increase frequency on Miami - Punta Cana route from 1 daily to 1 daily and 5 weekly, schedule as follows;

AA 2423 MIA 10:20 - 12:36 PUJ (Daily except Mon, Sat)
AA 2424 PUJ 13:53 - 16:22 MIA (Daily except Mon, Sat)

AA 2415 MIA 12:36 - 14:58 PUJ (Daily)
AA 1830 PUJ 16:06 - 18:38 MIA (Daily)

MIAPUJ flights operated on a B757-200

Air Canada (AC)

Will start 1 weekly frequency on Montreal - Puerto Plata route effective 5 June 2004 schedule as follows;

AC 1840 YUL 14:30 - 18:40 POP (A320 1 weekly on Sat)
AC 1841 POP 19:40 - 23:50 YUL (A320 1 weekly on Sat)

Update Saturday 10th April 2004

Air Santo Domingo (EX)

Will stop New York - Santo Domingo service effective 28 of April 2004

Air Santo Domingo contract with TransMeridian Airlines is also expired and not renewed/extended, Air Santo Domingo will not fly anymore with B757 and have an agreement with Sunworld International Airlines to lease a 1 B727 to continue service on San Juan - Santo Domingo route, Air Santo Domingo offers now only Economy Class.

[DCA] Dutch Caribbean Airlines (K8)

DCA proposed 5 weekly service Miami - Santo Domingo will be increase to 1 daily flight between this two destinations effective 2 June 2004 in MD80 aircraft

Schedule as follows:

K8 5468 MIA 14:30 - 16:50 SDQ
K8 5469 SDQ 17:50 - 20:20 MIA

DCA fly also DAILY Curacao - Santo Domingo non stop in MD80 and DC93

Continental Airlines (CO)

Increase flights on Newark - Santo Domingo route from 1 daily to 8 weekly
Schedule as follows:

CO 1950 EWR 09:15 - 13:10 SDQ (Daily B764)
CO 1951 SDQ 14:25 - 18:27 EWR (Daily B764)

+ New 1 weekly flight effective 13 June 2004

CO 1914 EWR 19:50 - 23:45 SDQ (Sat B738)
CO 1917 SDQ 07:00 - 11:00 EWR (Sun B738)

Air Canada (AC)

Will change schedule on 1 weekly service Toronto - Puerto Plata route, effective 5 June 2004 schedule as follows:

AC 1848 YYZ 15:30 - 19:35 POP (Sat A320)
AC 1849 POP 20:35 - 00:50 YYZ (Sat A320)

Will continue 1 weekly service on Montreal - Punta Cana route schedule as follows:

AC 1836 YUL 09:00 - 13:25 PUJ (Sun A320)
AC 1837 PUJ 14:25 - 18:50 YUL (Sun A320)

Air Europa (UX)

Will decrease service on Madrid - Santo Domingo route from 1 daily to 6 weekly, schedule as follows;

UX 0089 MAD 15:00 - 17:40 SDQ (Daily except Thu B763)
UX 0088 SDQ 19:40 - 09:55 MAD (Daily except Thu B763)

Update Saturday 17 April 2004

Air Caraibes (TX)

Have dropped daily flights on Port Au Prince - Santo Domingo route, reasons, lack on demand as by the crisis in Haiti.

Martinair (MP)

Have decrease frequency (eff. since Nov 2003) but increase capacity on flights from Amsterdam to the Dominican Republic., Martinair have increased immediately capacity on flights from Amsterdam to the Dominican Reoublic, ALL flights from Amsterdam to the Dominican Republic for the SUMMER season were in December 2003 Full Booked!, Martinair also will increase flights from November 2004.

The new schedule by Martinair as follows;

MP 0603 AMS 12:15 - 15:30 POP 17:00 - 17:40 SDQ (Friday B763)
MP 0603 SDQ 19:35 - 09:50 AMS (Friday B763)

MP 0613 AMS 13:35 - 21:10 POP (Monday B763) VIA PORLAMAR
MP 0613 POP 22:10 - 12:40 AMS (Monday B763)

MP 0607 AMS 16:25 - 20:00 PUJ (Monday B763) (New non stop)
MP 0608 PUJ 21:30 - 12:25 AMS (Monday B763) (New non stop)

MP 0601 AMS 10:20 - 13:35 PUJ (Wednesday B763)
MP 0601 PUJ 15:05 - 09:10 AMS (Wednesday B763) VIA HOLGUIN


>>> Next Update Saturday 24 April 2004 <<<

Update Saturday 1 May 2004

Air France (AF)

Air France have reduced flights from Paris to Punta Cana from 4 weekly to 3 weekly, operational days are Monday, Thursday and Saturday, schedule ad follows;

AF 0490 CDG 14:15 - 17:25 PUJ (B742)
AF 0491 PUJ 20:35 - 11:10 CDG (B742)

* Air France fly on Saturdays return via Puerto Plata to Paris, for more information contact the airline.

IBERIA (IB)

Have leased 2 B747-400 from AirAtlanta/SingaporeAirlines to mantain for the next 2 years flights that were planned to use A340-600 (late delivery)

the B747-400 will fly on Madrid-Santo Domingo, Madrid-San Juan, Madrid-Havana, Madrid-Miami and Madrid-New York route as Africa destinations, all this destinations named above will be operated by B747 series (B742, B743 or B744)

Santo Domingo flights will be operated in B747-200 and B747-400

Viva Air (5G/?)

Have moved their Head Office from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Santo Domingo the last months, Viva Air have 8 DC9 aircrafts owned, when VivaAir Dominicana will start service is UNKNOWN, and will they take off?

Update Saturday 15 May 2004

American Airlines (AA)

Increase frequency on Fort Lauderdale (FLL)- Santo Domingo (SDQ) route from 3 weekly to 5 weekly (7 June) and daily (7 July), also timetable changes

Effective 7 June 2004

AA 0846 SDQ 08:30 - 10:45 FLL
AA 0845 FLL 17:55 - 20:05 SDQ

Operated in B737-800 aircraft

American Airlines also increase flights on New York JFK - Santiago (STI) route
from 2 daily to 4 daily effective 1 July 2004 all operated in A300-600 aircraft

schedule as follows;

New York JFK (JFK) to Santiago (STI)

AA 0833 JFK 06:00 - 09:38 STI
AA 2051 JFK 10:55 - 14:34 STI
AA 2295 JFK 12:45 - 16:26 STI*
AA 1173 JFK 20:50 - 00:31 STI*

Santiago (STI) to New York JFK (JFK)

AA 1774 STI 07:40 - 11:14 JFK*
AA 0834 STI 10:48 - 14:27 JFK
AA 2054 STI 15:48 - 19:29 JFK
AA 2296 STI 17:40 - 21:20 JFK *

* = new additional flights effective 1st July until 7 September 2004

AEROMAR L?neas A?reas Dominicanas (BQ)

Will restart operations around December 2004 from Santo Domingo (SDQ) to Caracas (CCS), Aruba (AUA) and Curacao (CUR). Aeromar have paid a part of the debt and will fly with B737 series to the Caribbean and Venezuela. USA destinations are not on restart plans, maybe on a later phase!

Air Santo Domingo (EX)

Will increase flights on Santo Domingo (SDQ) - San Juan (SJU) route from 1 daily to 2 daily, schedule will be posted soon when available!

Update Saturday 22 May 2004

Air Santo Domingo (EX)

Have changed timetable on Santo Domingo (SDQ) - San Juan (SJU) route
schedule as follows:

EX 0804 SDQ 09:00 - 10:00 SJU (B727, daily except Sunday)
EX 0803 SJU 11:15 - 12:15 SDQ (B727, daily except Sunday)

EX 0814 SDQ 17:00 - 18:00 SJU (B727, Sunday)
EX 0813 SJU 19:15 - 20:15 SDQ (B727, Sunday)

Martinair (MP)

MARTINAIR ADDS FUEL SURCHARGE TO INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHTS
As a result of the sharp rise in fuel prices over the past time, Martinair will be charging a ? 10 fuel surcharge per one-way trip on Intercontinental flights effective July 1, 2004.

When checking-in for their flight at your departure airport (1st trip), passengers will be required to pay the total surcharge of ? 20 (+/- US$ 23) for the entire trip. As of the winter season 2004/2005 this surcharge will be included in the ticket price and thus a separate payment will no longer be required.
The announcement of this surcharge is being routed through all available sales channels including tour operators and travel agents