Arajet begins operations to Latin America and the Caribbean
Arajet, the new low-cost Dominican airline, began selling tickets with prices starting at $55 one way and $149 round trip, with taxes included, for different destinations in North, Central, South America and the Caribbean.
Its operations connects Santo Domingo with new tourist and commercial experiences, turning the country into a hub for the Americas.
Víctor Pacheco, president of Arajet, affirmed that the airline will mark the rebirth of Dominican aviation and that they will project in a period of approximately five years to be moving seven million passengers per year.
“We promised low prices, and we are going to have rates never seen before in our country, and starting in September we will begin the journey to convert Las Américas International Airport into the new air hub in the Caribbean, which will allow us to connect the continent at the lowest cost, services world-class and with new and more efficient aircraft on the market”, indicated Pacheco during the launch at a hotel in Santo Domingo.
In September, the first flight
The first flight will be on September 15 to Mexico City and Monterrey and Cancun will also join that destination. In addition, from that date it will be flown to Barranquilla, Cali and Cartagena in Colombia; Quito and Guayaquil, in Ecuador; Lima, in Peru; Guatemala City in Guatemala; San Salvador, in El Salvador; Saint Martin, Aruba and Curaçao in the Caribbean.
Tourism, committed to diversification
“From the Ministry of Tourism we are committed to the diversification of tourism and the expansion of airspace at fair rates. Thanks to this, we have achieved records despite the impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine,” Minister David Collado said, according to a press release.
Collado added: “Seeing this map of a Dominican airline, which connects Santo Domingo with so many destinations on the continent, shows confidence in the future, and is in line with the vision we expressed when assuming the presidency of the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat. (Sitka). Our efforts in marketing and market development will continue to push these bets in parallel”.
More destinations in October
Arajet also announced that from October they will increase their routes, adding flights to Toronto and Montreal, in Canada; Medellin and Bogota, in Colombia; San Jose in Costa Rica; and Kingston, Jamaica; with which it will establish a wide route network of 20 destinations in 12 countries in its first three months of operations.
Regarding flights to the United States, Pacheco reported: “We are actively working with the Dominican Government to obtain the corresponding permits and start services to that country as soon as possible. Thus, to be able to offer low rates to the Dominican diaspora who, today, must pay high prices and who cry out for a warm and humane service”.
Five new planes
Arajet will start operations with five new aircraft, Boeing 737 Max-800. They explained that they are state-of-the-art aircraft and designed to be environmentally friendly, with 14% less fuel consumption, compared to most single-aisle aircraft, which will allow the airline to save on fuel costs, maintenance and operations and, in turn, pass those savings on to customers.