José Jourdain, TWA station manager in the DR, announced that TWA will be offering three flights a day to San Juan, Puerto Rico from the DR. He said there will be promotional fares of US$69, which will depend on the season and seat availability. The flights will start 1 November. The San Juan flight connects for those traveling to Boston and Philadelphia. TWA will be using a MD80, with capacity for 122 passengers in economy and 22 in first class. The airline also operates a daily flight to New York from Santo Domingo and from Puerto Plata. Jourdain says that the airline has available a US$159 fare (plus taxes) on its Puerto Plata flight, that is the lowest in the market.