Delta Airlines and the Puerto Plata International Airport will be celebrating its inaugural flight from Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) to Puerto Plata (POP), this coming Friday, 15 December. The new route is part of Delta’s plan to become the second-largest US carrier to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The flight begins operating during the peak winter season, facilitating arrivals of Dominican expatriates and tourists from the south and southwest of the United States.
The new flight times are: Flight 256 departs from Atlanta at 11:05am and arrives in Puerto Plata at 3:12pm; the return flight 257 leaves Puerto Plata at 4:14pm and lands in Atlanta at 8:40pm. Delta will be using a Boeing 737-800 for the new flight.
Delta already flies from Atlanta to Santo Domingo and Punta Cana, as well as operating flights between New York (JFK), Santo Domingo and Santiago.
Puerto Plata International Airport (POP) is also served by direct flights from Miami (American Airlines) and Newark (Continental), from the United States.