Central Bank August statistics show that charter flights and scheduled flights transported a similar number of passengers to the country from January to August.
Scheduled flights transported 1,234,068 passengers, while charters flew in 1,234,068 travelers. Las Americas received the largest number of regular flight travelers, with 804,580 travelers of 828,712 air arrivals at that Santo Domingo terminal. Puerto Plata arrivals mostly came on charter flights, with 369,516 compared to 72,866 arriving on scheduled flights. Likewise, Punta Cana catered primarily to charter flights with 895,487 compared to 105,913 on scheduled flights. La Romana received 128,986 charter flight passengers through August, compared to 31,251 who arrived on scheduled flights. Santiago?s Cibao Airport served 217,930 scheduled flight passengers.