Travel – Page 571

El Caribe reports important advances have been made on the construction of the La Romana International Airport at Batey Cacata in La Altagracia province. The new airport will be close to the Dominicus resorts and to Casa de Campo. It is expected to be also used by residents in La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, …

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The legendary Hotel Comercial of Calle El Conde is scheduled for a 15 June opening. The hotel was remodeled by the Accor group, which also operates the Hotel Francés (Sofitel brand) in the Colonial City. The Comercial is located on Calle El Conde, the city’s pedestrian mall promenade. The hotel will be known as Mercure …

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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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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 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, 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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