Terminal B inaugurated at Punta Cana International Airport

[Dolores]

On the occasion of celebrating the 40th anniversary of its international flight, the Punta Cana International Airport officially opened Terminal B to accommodate the increasing numbers of travelers arriving and deporting to the eastern airport.

Punta Cana International Airport visionary, Frank Rainieri Marranzini was present to receive President Luis Abinader and Tourism Minister David Collado and give the official tour of the new facilities.

Terminal B has been in operation since last year. The terminal has an area of 35,000 m2 with seven boarding gates and seven air bridges. It was conceived to handle 5,000 passengers per hour and 4 million per year.

The Punta Cana International Airport served 8 million passengers in 2023, evidencing the growth of the Dominican tourism industry. Most travelers are tourists headed for the Punta Cana beach resorts. But given...

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[SKY]

This is actually an expansion of Terminal B. Not a new Terminal................

 

[MariaRubia]

I don't know where they picked up the baggage carousels for that new extension but they are atrocious, rickety old things that throw the bags all over the place. Unless they've changed them in the last month or so.