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New airport construction criticized

Alex Santana, director of Aerodom, expressed his concern that at the same time that the government was privatizing the Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo main airports, and Arroyo Barril (Samana) and Maria Montez (Barahona), it had the opening of new airports in plans. Santana said that the Aerodom feasibility studies did not take into consideration …

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Improved service promised for Las Americas

Las Americas International Airport will be a totally different airport in 60 days, says Alex Santana, director of Aerodom, the company that has the contract to run the nation’s most important airport. Santana says that the company already has invested US$15 million in repairs. Both travelers and the airline companies operating from the airport will …

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Continental starts flights to Puerto Plata

Continental Airlines resumed nonstop daily service to Newark International Airport from Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperón International Airport yesterday, 14 June. The airline is operating with a Boeing 737-700 aircraft equipped with 12 first class and 112 economy class seats. Continental also flies nonstop daily to Newark from Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport. Puerto Plata …

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American Eagle announces Mayaguez-Santo Domingo service

American Eagle, the American Airlines commuter airline, announced new service from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo starting 1 November. American Eagle will operate one daily round-trip flight using the airline’s largest aircraft, the 64-seat Super ATR. Jacques Vachon, president of American Eagle in the Caribbean said that the flight will benefit the business community …

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President-elect agrees with Balaguer's views on Santo Domingo

Hipólito Mejía agreed with President Balaguer that the modernization of the city of Santo Domingo with the construction of overpasses has rid the city of its romanticism and charm. Balaguer recently authored a contribution to El Siglo newspaper where he criticized that preference was given to vehicles rather than people in the modernization efforts of …

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AmCham and Chamber of Deputies president favor increasing petrol prices now

The president of the American Chamber of Commerce, Andres Aybar and the president of the Chamber of Deputies favor the internal adjustment of petrol prices so these may reflect increases in the international market. Aybar was interviewed following the luncheon of the American Chamber of Commerce. He said that to wait another 60 days for …

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