TACA, the El Salvador airline, announced the start of its direct flight from Santo Domingo to La Havana on 1 April. TACA will fly non-stop on Monday, Wednesday and Friday using modern Boeing 737s and promises first class service. The airline is strong competition to Cubana de Aviación, which flies to Cuba twice a week using Russian-made airplanes and making stopovers in Santiago de Cuba. TACA’s offices are at Calle José Amado Soler corner Avenida Abraham Lincoln, Edificio Progressus, Apt. 3C, Tel. 566-6065. Their web site is http://www.grupotaca.com The TACA flight will depart from Santo Domingo at 11 pm, arriving to La Havana at 1:10 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It will depart La Havana at 7 am on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, arriving in Santo Domingo at 9 am.
