Near four million passengers used the nation’s international airports during the first seven months of 1999. Airport statistics show that traffic was up 9.2% in comparison to the same period last year. From January to July 1999, there were some 3,769,552 arrivals and departures of passengers. Of these 2,779,394 were tourists and 890,158 Dominicans. Las Americas (Santo Domingo) is the most used airport, followed by Gregorio Luperon (Puerto Plata) and Punta Cana. American Airlines was the leading carrier, followed by Continental and TWA. Stats show that 433,222 foreign travelers arrived from January to July, an increase of 7.1%.
