With the formal opening of state-of-the-art Terminal B at the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), the airport management is now focused on the renovation and expansion of its original Terminal A, Arecoa reports. Punta Cana International is the largest airport in the Dominican Republic, receiving the lion’s share of tourism traffic, most headed to the nearby Punta Cana beach resorts. The airport improvements are in line with the increasing number of travelers who fly in and out of the airport.
Alberto Smith, director of Landside & Cargo Operations at Punta Cana International Airport for the Grupo Puntacana, told Arecoa that the works will take around three years to be completed because it is a working terminal. He said the challenge is to meet the growing demand and remain at the forefront in the airport industry.
Smith said by the year’s end an increase of 1 to 1.2 million passengers over 2023 is expected. “Last year we closed at 9.1 million passengers (departures and entries), and we project 10.2 or 10.3 million passengers,” he told Arecoa.
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Arecoa
7 May 2024