SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The head of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC) in the Dominican Republic, José Marte Pintiani says that commercial and cargo flights between this Spanish speaking nation and Canada, will be reactivated in November with the operation of 148 charter flights for tourists and freight.
Marty Pintiani, explained that flight operations would begin from November 2 to April 23, 2022.
Regarding the volume of flights, Marte Piantini explained that the JAC approved 148 new passenger and cargo charter flights to the Canadian airline Swoop Airlines, distributed on the routes Ontario / Punta Cana / Ontario and Toronto / Punta Cana / Toronto.
He stressed that these approvals would reactivate passenger transport between the Dominican Republic and Canada after 15 months closed due to the pandemic’s protocols and restrictions.
He said that before the closure of air borders due to the effect of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, Canada was among the main emitters of passengers to the Dominican Republic.
“The Dominican Republic has managed to become one of the countries in the Americas with the best performance in the face of the difficult situation of the pandemic,” said the president of the JAC.
Referring to the measures taken by the government to mitigate the effects of Covid-19, he explained that compared to other countries in the region, to date, the State has supplied more than six million doses of vaccines through the National Vaccination plan promoted by the government.
According to data provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Dominican authorities have managed to apply at least one dose to 57.37 percent of the population per 100 inhabitants, which represents 18 percent of the total vaccinated population, and places the country as the fourth in the region to present better management of the pandemic.
During the JAC plenary meeting, 32 passenger and cargo charter flights were also approved to the French air operator Corsair on the Orly / Punta Cana / Orly air route, whose operations will be from December 11 to March 28, 2022.
The JAC is the highest body in matters of civil aviation in the country, it meets every 15 days to dictate the measures and legislation on air traffic.
