AERODOM and VINCI Airports welcome 23 new routes in 2022
In Dominican Republic, AERODOM, member of the VINCI Airports network, has registered a record number of new flight routes in 2022. A total of 23 new routes, operated by seven airlines, will allow offering more and better flight options to all passengers and tourists from the main cities of America and Europe.
Of the 23 new routes registered for this year, nine have already started operations. These are Santo Domingo – Medellín operated by WINGO; Puerto Plata – Frankfurt operated by Eurowings Discover; Santo Domingo and Samaná – Madrid operated by Plus Ultra; Santo Domingo – Caracas and Maracaibo operated by Rutaca; and Santo Domingo – Barranquilla and operated by Air Century.
The remaining 14 new routes plan to start their flights between September and October, and will connect Santo Domingo with Mexico City, Cancun, and Monterrey in Mexico, Cali, Barranquilla and Cartagena in Colombia, Lima in Peru, San José in Costa Rica, Aruba, El Salvador, Sint Maarten, Curaçao and Guatemala with Arajet; as well as to Panama City operated by WINGO.
From January to July 2022, the airports operated by AERODOM received more passengers than in the same period in 2019 before the pandemic. To date, AERODOM has handled a traffic of 3.4 million passengers, which represents a growth of 9.3% when compared to the total number of passengers in 2019.
Recently, AERODOM made an investment of more than 14 million euros at Santo Doming airport to expand and renovate its central atrium, which now has a new and varied commercial offer, and also includes a better gastronomic experience. Additionally, the project contemplated the relocation and modernization of security and migration services, with the aim of streamlining processes by speeding up border procedures, shortening waiting times to thus guarantee passengers a better experience on their departures.
The AILA-JFPG is the main air terminal in the Dominican Republic due to its location and ranks second in the flow of regular passengers in the country. AERODOM also operates the international airports Gregorio Luperón in Puerto Plata, Presidente Juan Bosch in Samaná and Joaquín Balaguer in Santo Domingo Norte.
Mónika Infante Henríquez, CEO of AERODOM, said, “This record is possible thanks to the strong and continuous support we receive from all authorities. I would particularly like to congratulate the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, for his leadership in this process and for his tireless work to position the Dominican Republic as the best destination in the entire region. We are working together to increase the boarding gates at AILA-JFPG, with the vision of transforming our airport into a new regional hub that provides new opportunities for the launch of more routes to multiple destinations”.