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09-22-2008, 03:00 PM
Dominican Airport Department director Andres Vanderhorst, himself a former tourism minister, said that the government plans to offer incentives for new to market low-cost carriers to begin travel to the DR and for others that are already here to increase their frequencies and flights. He said that they were following the example of Panama, which has been successful with its open skies policy.
Southwest has announced an interest in flying to the Caribbean. JetBlue and Spirit already fly to the DR. Air Europa is regarded as a low-cost airline from Europe that has helped lower fares to the DR.
He said this strategy would reduce the impact of the seat capacity cuts recently made by legacy carriers. He attributed the decline in legacy carrier flights from main destinations, such as New York, Miami and Puerto Rico to rising fuel costs, adding that this has led to an increase in fares, as there are fewer seats available. He said that for instance, there is currently only one flight to New York from Santiago's Cibao Airport, compared to three earlier this year.
He also announced the construction of new airfields in San Juan de la Maguana and San Francisco de Macoris.
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Southwest has announced an interest in flying to the Caribbean. JetBlue and Spirit already fly to the DR. Air Europa is regarded as a low-cost airline from Europe that has helped lower fares to the DR.
He said this strategy would reduce the impact of the seat capacity cuts recently made by legacy carriers. He attributed the decline in legacy carrier flights from main destinations, such as New York, Miami and Puerto Rico to rising fuel costs, adding that this has led to an increase in fares, as there are fewer seats available. He said that for instance, there is currently only one flight to New York from Santiago's Cibao Airport, compared to three earlier this year.
He also announced the construction of new airfields in San Juan de la Maguana and San Francisco de Macoris.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)