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07-25-2011, 01:40 PM
Frank Rainieri, chairman of the Punta Cana International Airport, is encouraging foreign embassies, and exporters and importers to use air cargo. Punta Cana has the largest number of airline flights of any airport in the Caribbean.
Rainieri urged businesses to make the most of the large number of flights from diverse destinations.
Speaking during a workshop, "Connecting the World for Imports and Exports" in Punta Cana over the weekend, the executive vice president of the National Competitiveness Council Andres van der Horst Alvarez said that 75% of vegetables and fruit is already exported by air generating US$100 million in hard currency. He said 40% of vegetable and fruit exports are to Europe, 35% to the US and 25% to Canada.
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Rainieri urged businesses to make the most of the large number of flights from diverse destinations.
Speaking during a workshop, "Connecting the World for Imports and Exports" in Punta Cana over the weekend, the executive vice president of the National Competitiveness Council Andres van der Horst Alvarez said that 75% of vegetables and fruit is already exported by air generating US$100 million in hard currency. He said 40% of vegetable and fruit exports are to Europe, 35% to the US and 25% to Canada.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)