Canadian airline Air Transat has announced that it will be offering a direct service to Samana from Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, starting in November. The airport at El Catey is scheduled for opening in November and will service the Cabrera, Rio San Juan and Samana (Las Terrenas, Las Galeras and Samana) areas, that previously were a more than three hour drive away from the nearest international airport served by large airplanes. Air Transat also flies to La Romana, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana and Santo Domingo airports.