“Arajet” was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 9th.
The Caribbean low-cost carrier (LCC) has teamed up with the Dominican Republic Film Board to invite industry partners to a screening of the Dominican film “Pepe.”
Open Jaw’s Natasha McEntee attended the event held at the TIFF Lightbox in the heart of Toronto’s Entertainment District.
Written and directed by Dominican-born Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias, “Pepe” tells the story of a young hippopotamus transported from Africa to Colombia to live in Pablo Escobar’s private zoo.
Following the screening, Open Jaw attended an intimate gathering where Arajette’s Chief Communications and External Relations Officer, Manuel Luna, congratulated Arajette on its first anniversary of serving Canadians and Canadians. Sit down and share Why do airlines participate in TIFF?
“I thought it was pretty special to have this interaction between our people in Canada,” he said.
“As an airline, we believe we can’t just stop at taking people to the beach. We also need to export our culture, and part of our culture is art and music. This is part of our strategy to be more than an airline. support Dominica “Republic.”
Luna told OpenJaw that on October 27, Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) Arajette’s baseTickets are already on sale departing from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and Montreal (YUL).
“We noticed that a lot of our customers were flying (on the Arajet to Santo Domingo) and then taking a bus to Punta Cana. So, make their life easier, just jump To Punta Kana?
“From now on, we will fly to Punta Cana, but we will also have buses available for those who want to go to Santo Domingo,” he said.
“And now we’re launching this route with a sale. You can fly from Canada to Punta Cana for just $33 (USD) plus tax.”
The response is telling: Luna said the airline has already sold more than 125,000 tickets in the first 11 months.
Allajet’s routes are operated by Boeing 737 Max jet aircraft.
“Currently we have 10 aircraft in our fleet, we are due to receive our 11th in January, and we plan to order 15 more by 2025 and a total of 45 by around 2028,” Luna told Open Jaw.
In the future, Arajette is considering entering the US market.
“If all goes well in the first quarter of 2025, we just need to wait for FAA approval. That will have a big impact on the Arajet.”
When the conversation returned to the topic of shock, Luna had an open jaw and Arajette Actively invested Projects aimed at supporting and inspiring young people in the Dominican Republic to pursue a career in aviation include the Pilot Cadet Program, My First Flight and Pilot for a Day. Arajet prides itself on having a high percentage of female pilots, currently at 12%, compared to an average of around 7% in North America.
Arajette recently Announced The company announced plans to offer flight and hotel booking services in 23 cities across 16 countries, with more exciting news to be announced in the coming days, Luna said.
The LCC currently operates three times weekly flights to Santo Domingo (SDQ) from Toronto (YYZ) and Montreal (YUL), with plans to add three times weekly flights to Punta Cana (PUJ) in the fall.
