SANTO DOMINGO.- The Executive Branch decree which frees local or foreign private aircraft from paying entrance and exit fees if their capacity doesn’t exceed 12 passengers and weigh up to 30,000 pounds will spark tourism, said Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) director Jose Tomás Perez today.

In a statement the IDAC chief said the exemptions will attract air tourists, executives and other high end tourism personalities. He said Dominican Republic occupies a strategic position in international air traffic and one of the Caribbean’s most coveted tourist destinations. (more…)