Travel – Page 503

Listin Diario reports the cancellation of about 27 charter flights to the DR. Passengers that would be travelling on packages from Apple Vacation, Funjet Vacation, Liberty Vacation, Go Go, GWV among others into Punta Cana and La Romana have primarily been affected. The East Coast had taken off as the most popular area for US …

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Listin Diario reported that security checks at Dominican airports have increased following recommendations made by the Federal Aviation Agency in the wake of terrorist attacks in the US. The new measures require passengers to arrive earlier for their flights. Listin Diario also reports that state security forces increased vigilance at Dominican airports and ports to …

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American Airlines announced that passengers ticketed for travel between 11 September and 25 September may get their tickets reissued for the next available AA, American Eagle, or TWA flight. Change fees are being waived. Another option is to change reservations for future travel. Changes are allowed for new travel on or before 15 November 2001. …

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The president of the Hotel & Restaurant Association Ramon Prieto told Hoy newspaper that the attack on the US will affect travel to the DR especially because the country has been successfully targeting the American market. He said that the “panorama for the travel sector has changed.” Arturo Villanueva, executive vice president of the association, …

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American Airlines reports that regularly scheduled American Airlines, American Eagle and TWA flights will resume very limited operations no sooner than 3 pm today, Thursday, 13 September. The airline says operations will be focused on moving aircraft that were diverted on Tuesday to their original destinations. The company says it expects the return to a …

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News reports say that 700 Dominicans are stranded in Miami awaiting the opening of US airports. More than 5,000 passengers on 46 flights were scheduled to fly out of Las Americas International Airport, Santo Domingo’s main terminal. (13 September 2001)

DR1 erroneously published a note last week that the Venezuelan company Aeropostal had won the tender for the privatization of Dominicana Airlines. The brief, taken from a local news source, is not correct. The Commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise told DR1 that the tender is to take place Wednesday, September 19. (13 September …

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