Dominican Tourism

FORT WORTH, Texas.- American Airlines will resume service into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, beginning Friday, Feb. 19. The first flight will depart from American’s hub at Miami International Airport at 6:40 a.m. EST, arriving at Port-au-Prince at 8:35 a.m. EST. This flight marks the first commercial passenger aircraft into Haiti since the earthquake that devastated the country on Jan. 12.

“All of us at American Airlines and American Eagle have been eager to restore our normal operations into Haiti,” said Peter Dolara, American’s Senior Vice President – Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America. “These flights serve as major milestones toward helping the country rebuild. With commercial air service restored, we can better connect loved ones and provide consistent transportation to and from Haiti.”

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For the fifth consecutive year the trade magazine Mercado’s readers select American Airlines as the most admired airline in 2009, with a positive evaluation of its diverse products and services for the Dominican market.

The evaluation included a survey of 700 people who gave American a score of 50.4 percent, with more than 31.8 percent ahead of the distant second, preserving its position in the airlines category.

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Spirit Airlines

The largest ultra

Low cost carrier (ULCC) serving the Caribbean and Latin America

Is looking for service-minded people
who have what its take to go above and beyond!!

General Manager Airpot Services-SDQ

Santo domingo, Dominican Republic

For more details and to submit english CV online at
www.spiritair.com

Punta Cana.– JetBlue will begin offering daily nonstop flights, year round, between Punta Cana and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, making golf vacations that much more convenient.

On May 8, the company will begin offering nonstop, Saturday flights between Punta Cana and Boston’s Logan International Airport.

To celebrate the new routes, JetBlue is offering these flights at $99 each way if booked by February 1 for travel between May 8 and June 12.

Into its 20th year flying to Santo Domingo, Martinair announced it would increase its flights to six a week. Martinair has transported half a million European tourists over the past 10 years, and more than 10 million kilograms of air cargo. Joris Wels, executive vice president of Martinair Holland announced that the airline is strengthened after Air France and KLM aviation group purchased the majority of Martinair shares. (more…)

Miramar, Florida.-  Spirit Airlines inaugurated its ticket office travel service in the city Santiago, to provide its customers a newer and more customized alternative to make their travel arrangements with the ultra low cost carrier.

“Spirit Airlines advances by providing its customers the additional convenience of accessing its extremely low fares through its affiliate travel ticket office in Santiago, said Rich Lowry, Spirit Director of Distribution and Sales Strategies. “Flyers now have the option of visiting our Spirit office in Santiago and purchasing our appreciated and recognized low fares.” ? ? (more…)

Tipped to become the coolest Caribbean destination in 2010, the Dominican Republic is shaking off its downmarket image with a raft of hotel openings and resort developments, as well as new scheduled flights between London Gatwick and Punta Cana, the site guardian.co.uk reported today.

British Airways is launching a five-times-a-week service on 26 October with fares starting at £621 return. “The fact that, until now, we only had charter flights coming to the island contributed to the country’s mass-market reputation,” says Esther Smith of the Dominican Republic Tourist Board. (more…)