Passenger traffic is down 1.2% from January to August 2001 compared to the same period in 2000. According to a report in the Listin Diario, the 2,274,529 travellers came during the first eight months of the year compared to 2,302,248 last year.
Non resident foreign arrivals were down 0.5% for the period, or 1,734,697 arrivals compared to 1,743,561 arrivals in 2000.
Punta Cana International arrivals were up 2.9%, to 629,232 up from 611,469 in 2000. Arrivals to the new La Romana airport were up to 127,525 compared to 36,876 at the old terminal. This reflects the growing popularity of the Punta Cana-Bavaro resort area and La Romana area resorts.
Travel to Las Americas of non-resident foreigners dropped from 551,429 in 2000 to 504,929 this year.
Traffic to Puerto Plata suffered the greatest drop, going from 534,029 non-resident foreigners in 2000 to 462,843 this year. (17 September 2001)
