Punta Cana International Airport reports arrivals of 888,852 and departures of 878,469 for 2000, a record for the East Coast’s main port of entry. Traffic at the airport is up 35% over 1999. According to the airport, which is a private operation, some 62,221 flights were handled, of which 58% were charters and 42% scheduled. Most of the arrivals came from Germany, the United States, Canada and Italy. Other source countries were Puerto Rico, Chile, Argentina, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, France, Holland, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia and Sweden. (19 February 2001)
