The president hopes there will be more airlines flying to the U.S. and much cheaper tickets.
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader valued this Tuesday during the presentation of the audit results of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), that the country maintains category 1, after passing the inspection and complying with operational safety standards.
“We hope that with this certification, we can have more airlines traveling, competing for routes in the United States.”
He assured that the airlines will have the full support of the government in the issue of guaranteeing the safety of the aircraft.”
The head of state said that today is a day for the growth of the tourism sector in the country and especially for the routes to the United States. “Our goal from now on is not to have other supervision, but to be above the supervision in security issues.”
“It is the unity that has to continue for us to continue growing and bring competition. So that flights and tickets can go down and there is more tourism for all sectors,” said the president.
This information was offered by the president during a ceremony in the Las Cariátides room of the National Palace, where the FAA certification was presented that shows that the country maintains category 1 in aviation.
Héctor Porcella
For his part, the director general of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation, Idac, Héctor Porcella, highlighted the attitude of commitment and responsibility of the head of state in the face of the country’s major issues, “it has been a key factor in the great advances that civil aviation has registered in the last four years.”
He said that without the support of President Abinader, the story could have been very different in the country’s aviation, “since the president was not only as interested as anyone else, but he was always available to support our initiatives or help make any decision in times of doubt.”
David Collado
Meanwhile, the Minister of Tourism, David Collado considered that President Abinader has a very clear vision that he wants Dominican airlines to fly to foreign skies in the right way.
“I am proud to work with President Luis Abinader, because without a doubt he has written the history of Dominican aviation in these four years,” said the official.
Present at the activity were IDAC’s Transitional Director, Igor Rodríguez Durán, the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Patricia Aguilera; the Commander General of the Dominican Air Force, Major General Carlos Febrillet Rodríguez and the President of the Civil Aviation Board, José Marte Piantini.