President Danilo Medina signed the changes made to Civil Aviation Law 491-06 into law yesterday, Thursday 25 April. The amended law authorizes the government to make exceptions so that established airline companies can set up operations in the Dominican Republic to operate as national airlines despite having 100% foreign investment. Up till now, the law required companies to have 35% Dominican investment and board representation. As reported, Brazilian airline Gol’s interest in establishing a hub at Las Americas International Airport was the motivation for the change. Other airlines will also be able to profit from the change due to the Dominican government’s interest in encouraging new airline frequencies and increased capacity to the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has an open-skies policy that has resulted in the largest number of airlines using Dominican airports in the Caribbean and Central America.