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Minister of Tourism Ramon Alfredo Bordas announced the start of operations of Mexicana de Aviacion from Cancun. The Mexicana schedule starts 5 November. The airline will fly Mexico City-Cancun-Santo Domingo three times a week. Bordas also announced that Aerocontinente, a Peruvian airline, would start new flights to Santo Domingo. These are Lima-Santo Domingo-Miami and Lima-Santo …

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The Commission for Public Enterprise Reform (CREP)has chosen Aeropostal, otherwise known as Consorcio Dominicano 2001, to privatize Dominicana Airlines. Rafael Montilla Martinez, president of CREP, said that the company bid US$10.2 million for the airline, the minimum set by the CREP. The company was the only one that qualified for the tender. The privatization stipulates …

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El Caribe reports that airline traffic is gradually getting back to normal. Ellis Perez, director of communications for Aerodom, said it is normal for US travellers to be reticent to fly, but he believes the shock will not last long. He said flights to Santo Domingo airport are gradually resuming normalcy. In Puerto Plata, which …

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Hotel occupancy in Santo Domingo is down to 50% as a consequence of the terrorist attack in the US, Diario Libre reports. Likewise, the newspaper says there were six flight cancellations yesterday, and more than 120 US airline flights cancelled in recent days. Reportedly, flights with less than 50 passengers are being cancelled. El Siglo …

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An article in El Caribe newspaper today explains why the Listin Diario reported earlier this month that Aeropostal was the winner of a tender to operate Dominicana Airlines. The reason: Aeropostal was the only company that the Commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise (CREP) had pre-qualified to participate in the tender. The president of …

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The tender for Dominicana Airlines, the bankrupt state airline that seeks a private aviation partner, is scheduled for Wednesday, 19 September. But news reports continue to say that Aeropostal has already been chosen. On 3 September, the Listin Diario first reported Aeropostal had been chosen. Listin Diario today adds more to the controversy, publicizing a …

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