When the low-cost airline Arajet was founded in 2021, I decided that the company’s base of operations would be in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ), considering that Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ) is a popular tourist city. I surmised that it was in the .
However, they chose Santo Domingo (SDQ) instead and began operating in 2022. In the past two years, the company has delivered 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and expanded its footprint to Canada, Latin America, and select regions. Caribbean Sea.
On October 27, 2024, the Dominican Republic airline opened a second hub in Punta Cana, nearly doubling its network capacity with direct flights to 14 cities.
Kingston (KIN), Lima Jamaica (LIM), Mexico City Peru (MEX) and Cancun (CUN), Bogota Mexico (BOG), Cartagena (CTG) and Medellin (MDE), Quito Colombia (UIO) and Guayaquil (GYE), Ecuador Toronto (YYZ) and Montreal (YUL), Canada Sao Paulo (GRU), Brazil Buenos Aires (EZE), Argentina Santiago (SCL), Chile
Víctor Pacheco, CEO and founder of Arajet, said in a statement:
“For Alajet, it is our firm commitment to continue to democratize the skies and continue to connect the continent from Canada to Argentina with world-class service at the best market prices.”
Giovanni Rainieri, Airside Operations Director at Punta Cana Airport, said:
“This strategic partnership is in response to our mission to host 68% of tourist arrivals in our country and remain the busiest airport in the Dominican Republic by air traffic. We would like to thank Arajet for inviting us to participate in their expansion plans in the country to promote tourism.”
In addition to bringing more traffic to the DR, Arajet was founded with the aim of providing additional connectivity across the Americas using a low-cost model, similar to Copa Airlines. As of the past few months, the airline has been operating more than 100,000 passengers per month, representing 7% of the total number of passengers flying to and from the Dominican Republic.
Alajet also applied for permission to operate to New York, Miami, and San Juan, Puerto Rico in March 2023, but the application has been met with opposition and the approval process has been delayed.
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