Monika Infante, the chief executive officer for Aerodom, the company that manages the international airports in Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, Samana and Barahona, said they are expecting around 344,000 passengers to arrive to Las Americas International (SDQ) in Santo Domingo for the Christmas holidays. December-January is the second peak travel time in the country, after the summer months.
Infante estimated another 103,000 visitors would arrive to four out of the six airports managed by Aerodom – Gregorio Luperon in Puerto Plata (POP), El Catey in Samana (AZS), La Isabela (JBQ) in northern Santo Domingo and Maria Montez (BRX) in Barahona.
The spike in travel during the holidays comes from visits from expat Dominicans. She estimated that travel will be up around 1% compared to 2016. She said around 2,900 international flights are programmed for December.
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7 December 2017
