El Siglo newspaper reports that Air France has plans to convert the Dominican Republic into its headquarters for the area. Thiarry Jacques-Edouard, new director of marketing and sales for Air France for the Northern Caribbean, made the announcement that the French airline would soon be opening its regional office for the Caribbean in Santo Domingo. The new structure will be responsible for flight operations in Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands and the Dominican Republic. "Santo Domingo is no longer a simple technical stop as in the past," he said. "We have many plans for the Dominican Republic and we see it as a privileged place," he told travel agents participating in a workshop held at the Hotel Jaragua. He said that Air France began flights to the DR in the summer of 1994 with two flights a week. Today, Air France operates daily flights from Santo Domingo to Paris. The seminar was hosted by Air France, Turinter, Marriott and Hertz.
