The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) has reported all passengers who were stranded by the cancelling of the PAWA Dominicana flights have been able to reach their final destinations. JAC reported the authorities assisted in organizing nine special flights with the hundreds of stranded passengers, most headed to Curacao, Aruba and Cuba. The JAC says PAWA has reimbursed 1,636 passengers through 15 February for flights that had been paid for only to be subsequently cancelled.
The JAC cancelled the flights reporting the airline was in arrears with the authorities and airport. Other reports focused on the difficulties the airline was experiencing that affected its capacity to ensure safe flying for the passengers.
One of the main losers of the Pawa suspension are exporters, that had taken advantage of the flights to send fresh produce regularly to Caribbean destinations on the non-stop flights.
22 February 2018
