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09-21-2006, 08:40 PM
The Russian airline Transaero is looking into the possibility of making the Dominican Republic the hub of its operations in the region, and would connect with South American transit routes, specifically to Brazil and Argentina. Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez, who is attending the "Leisure Fair" in Moscow, met with representatives from the airline to discuss the possibility of extending Transaero service all year, since it now only operates in the winter, and extending services to Puerto Plata as from 2007. Jimenez also met with representatives from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine who are looking to make the DR into a possible travel destination for their public. Jimenez points out that this market has 50 million people to draw from, and that in 2006 Eastern European tourists numbered more than 24,000.
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