Arajet, the low-price airline of the Caribbean, and the Puntacana Group signed an agreement so that the flights of said airline will begin to operate at the Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) as of November 1 to expand the network of destinations and connections on the continent.
This was announced by Frank Elías Rainieri, CEO of Grupo Puntacana and Víctor Pacheco, CEO and founder of Arajet, who indicated that this alliance will have an extraordinary impact on the number of passengers transported by Arajet, strengthening the arrival of visitors in the Eastern zone of the Republic. Dominican.
Pacheco explained that the Punta Cana Airport will become Arajet's second base, to offer the opportunity to this tourist area to connect with the robust network of destinations and the more than 200 combinations of connections that Arajet offers, which will continue to have as central base at the Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo.
“We are committed to Arajet being the airline for all Dominicans, and that is why we have always wanted to fly to all the airports in the country to allow them the opportunity to travel to other destinations with the lowest prices on the market,” said Pacheco.
He added that, “We are very happy and grateful to be able to achieve this alliance with the Puntacana Group, since the Punta Cana Airport currently concentrates the largest number of visitors who arrive in the country by air, becoming the favorite destination for tourists. We are fully confident that, together, we will ensure that the Dominican Republic becomes the new air hub of the continent.”
For his part, Frank Elías Rainieri expressed, "We thank the Arajet airline for placing its trust in the Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) and inviting us to be part of its expansion plans, in order to promote tourism and economic growth. from the country".
“We are happy to welcome them as commercial partners to our airport community, we are sure that it will be a successful alliance. With these new routes we continue to expand the network of destinations and connections internationally and position ourselves as the most important airport in the Dominican Republic,” Rainieri added.
Punta Cana Airport has maintained its commitment to innovation, which has allowed it to be one of the best airports in Latin America, with constant growth, today handling 68% of the country's tourist air traffic, connecting with 75 cities in 34 countries through 58 airlines and moving more than 9 million passengers a year.
As explained, Arajet flights at the Punta Cana Airport will begin on November 1 and the destinations will be announced later. This Airport becomes Arajet's third destination in the Dominican Republic, since in addition to AILA, the airline also maintains regular flights at the Cibao International Airport and the possibility of also adding flights from the Puerto Plata International Airport is being explored.
Arajet is currently the Dominican airline that had the most movement in the first four months of 2024 and during the month of May it represented 8% of the total passengers transported in the country in its modern and comfortable aircraft, reaffirming its commitment to the development of commercial aviation , to continue offering a memorable experience and with the highest international standards