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09-11-2007, 05:40 PM
The National Competitiveness Council (CNC) criticized that Aerodom, the private operator of Las Americas, Puerto Plata and Samana airports, announced charge for air cargo freights would double as of 1 November. Andres Vanderhorst Alvarez backed the position of the Civil Aviation Board and the Airport Commission that have urged the company to revoke the increase. He said it affects government and private sector efforts to diversify exports. In a press release, Vanderhorst Alvarez criticized that Dominican airports are already deemed expensive in the Caribbean. "We urge that Aerodom find ways to minimize their costs and not try to pass these on," he stated, calling for an awareness that exporters produce the hard currency the country needs. He said that the CNC together with the Ministry of Agriculture has promoted the development of agriculture clusters that have brought about an increase in exports that demand airlift. "While it is true that we cannot compete based on low prices, it is also necessary that export costs not be an obstacle to the sale of these Dominican products," he pointed out.
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