Of the total 1,589,286 million arrivals to the Dominican Republic from January to May of this year, 947,324 came on board charter flights. This is 11.9% more than for the same January-May period in 2003.
Indeed, Puerto Plata?s international airport primarily serviced charter airlines. Some 273,430 passengers arrived to that terminal on board charter flights, compared to 44,709 passengers on regular flights. Regular flights are primarily used by residents in the area.
Punta Cana International Airport received 562,561 passengers on board charter flights, and 48,356 passengers on regular flights.
Meanwhile, La Romana International received 94,006 passengers on charter flights and 21,886 on regular flights.
Cibao International caters exclusively to passengers arriving on regular flights, with 95,859 arrivals from January to May 2004.