2007 – Page 5

Austrian Airlines, the flag carrier of Austria, has begun operating direct flights on Wednesday to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). The flight links Vienna’s International Airport (VIE) with the DR’s East Coast beach destination. Austrian Airlines is flying a B777. The 10 hour and 50 minute Flight OS9561 departs Vienna at 10:55am and arrives in …

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Pan American World Airways Dominicana (PAWA Dominicana) announced the FAA has cleared it to fly to Puerto Rico from Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo. The airline will become the first to fly Dominican-registered commercial aircraft to the US following the FAA giving green light after a 14-year ban. Juan Carlos Fernandez, president of …

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Sotogrande, regarded as the largest resort and residential development in Andalucia, Spain, announced it has staked claim in Cap Cana, the luxury development along the East Coast. The alliance with Cap Cana, the Spanish NH hotels and real estate developers and Caja Duero, the financing institution, will create a development featuring 95 apartments, from studios …

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Captain William Kidd researcher, Richard Zacks told National Geographic that wood and ship building techniques could help archaeologists verify the identity of the ship found off Catalina Island in the National Park of the East. The sunken ship is believed to be the 500-ton Quedah Merchant, captured by legendary privateer Captain William Kidd in the …

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