IDAC informs affected flies due to the storm in the United States recover in february
Santo Domingo. During the month of january of 2022 the Dominican Republic received 530,956 visitors non residents,surpassing in a 129% the tourists arrival in the same period of 2021, despite the impact of the suspended flies due the winter storm in the United States , according to figures released by the Ministry of Tourism.
In relation to the impact of the snow storm,the interin CEO of (IDAC) Héctor Porcella, who was present at the press conference,headed by the Tourism Minister David Collado, claimed that suspended flies at the end of january started to recovery in february, as soon a the airports operations resumed in the eastern coast of the United States.
He considered himself that the climatic phenomenon registered in the United States,main issuing market of tourist in the Dominican Republic,it will not affect the projection drawn up by the tourist authorities to the country to receive more than 7 million visitors by air in 2022, in addition of the growing number of passengers arriving by sea through cruise terminals to Puerto Plata, La Romana and Santo Domingo.
In that sense he highlighted the approved dozens of routes and operations in the first session of the year by the Civil Aviation Joint (JAC) of 35 flies and some others that will be certificated by IDAC in the first trimester to connect the country with other cities,of United States ,Canada and Latin America.
Companies undergoing of flies certifications are: Logic Pak, partner of Sky Cana, who it is operating as a dominican airline; Evelop, group Barceló , based in Madrid and Lisbon; and ARAJET, product of a merger with DW Dominican Wings.
In the meeting with the press, the minister Collado was acconpanied by Rafael Blanco Tejera and Andrés Marranzini, president and vicepresident executive of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores); Ramón Roselló,executive director of Inverotel; the viceministers of tourism , Jacqueline Mora and Roberto Henríquez; Víctor Pichardo,Airport Department director ; and Porcella, among some others officers and sectors entrepreneurs.
The minister David Collado explained during his report that Punta Cana airport registred the 55% of total arrivals of non residents during january 2022, while Las Americas,Santiago and La Romana airports stayed above the january numbers 2021.
The data provided indicates that the total of incoming commercials flies to the Dominican Republic in january 2022 was of 5 thousands 120 flies of 149 airlines since 169 different airports.