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03-27-2008, 07:00 PM
The de-facto ban on non-commercial flights to the DR has been lifted. Decree 169-08 removes the taxes that discouraged small private planes from flying to the DR. The exemption favors all planes that weigh under 30,000lbs with a maximum 12-passenger capacity. Jose Tomas Perez, director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) and Andres Van der Horst from the Airport Department say the move is aimed at strengthening aviation tourism.
Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez now wants the government to extend the tax cuts to commercial aircraft. Jimenez says he has made the point with his colleague, Economy & Planning Minister Temistocles Montas. Jimenez says the move would stimulate an increase in flights to the DR. The DR is the Caribbean island with the most international airports, putting tourists an hour or so away from their final destination.
In 2007 there were an estimated 100,000 non-commercial small planes flights in the Caribbean, of which the DR only attracted 4,000. And of these, only 1,000 originated from abroad, as reported in Listin Diario.
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Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez now wants the government to extend the tax cuts to commercial aircraft. Jimenez says he has made the point with his colleague, Economy & Planning Minister Temistocles Montas. Jimenez says the move would stimulate an increase in flights to the DR. The DR is the Caribbean island with the most international airports, putting tourists an hour or so away from their final destination.
In 2007 there were an estimated 100,000 non-commercial small planes flights in the Caribbean, of which the DR only attracted 4,000. And of these, only 1,000 originated from abroad, as reported in Listin Diario.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)