Demand for travel to the Dominican Republic is at an all-time high. Arajet is the new airline on the block. The airline enters the market offering low cost fares for flights on board brand new Boeing 737 Max-800 airplanes. The Dominican airline has four brand new jets and offers direct flights to popular destinations and many new destinations in the Americas.
The airline seeks to turn Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) into a connection hub for the Americas. The company is establishing a network of 20 destinations in 12 countries in its first three months. Announcing the start of flights, airline president Victor Pacheco said on Monday, 8 August 2022 that the goal is to transport seven million passengers a year in five years’ time.
The inaugural commercial flight will be on 15 September 2022 to Mexico City. Direct flights to Monterrey and Cancún in Mexico are also programmed. The airline is also staking a claim for travel to Barranquilla, Cali and Cartagena in Colombia. Also to Quito and Guayaquil in Ecuador; Lima in Peru; Guatemala City in Guatemala; San Salvador in El Salvador; St. Martin, Aruba and Curacao in the Caribbean.
The company is promoting starting fares, including taxes: El Salvador (from US$158), Curacao (from US$178), Mexico (US$198) and Colombia (US$198).
Alvaro de Oleo, marketing vice president for the company, said Arajet will always offer the lowest fares for the routes.
De Oleo announced that as of October 2022, the company will add direct flights to Toronto and Montreal in Canada; Medellin and Bogotá in Colombia; San José in Costa Rica, and to Kingston, Jamaica.
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9 August 2022