Santo Domingo, RD.
During the month of August of the year 2021 mobilized in the country, from abroad by the different national airports 1, 120,872 passengers, in 8,609 air operations, according to unofficial data provided by the Civil Aviation Board ( JAC).
According to data provided by the regulatory body for flight operations in the country, during this month 522,568 people were transported on inbound flights and 598,304 on outbound flights.
In its statistical summary, the JAC highlights that this amount represents an extraordinary milestone, given the drawbacks that occurred during the month of August 2021.
Within these obstacles and difficulties he points out the passage through the country, of the storms of Ida, Henri, Grace and Fred, which crossed the Dominican Republic and the most important regions such as the northeast and southeast of the United States. , which will cause major cancellations of flights to and from this destination.
He also added that another negative factor was the high rate of Covid-19 virus transmission in the largest US market.
In the case of Newark-New Jersey International Airport, the second largest airport in the country in terms of passenger movement, there have been cancellations of massive delays, a product of the initiation of the rehabilitation of runway 4R- 22L, which is his main work.
The project is scheduled to take about a year, and will be completed in the second quarter of 2022.
JAC Spirit Airlines, which is traditionally the fifth most active airline in flights since the country, suffered during the period an operational collapse that began in July and as a result has had considerable cancellations and delays.
In terms of airport performance, statistics provided by the Civil Aviation Board indicate that, for the third month in a row, the Punta Cana terminal is leading the movement of passengers at the country’s airports, with 453,603 passengers.
He adds that the three main airports, Punta Cana, the Americas and Cibao, mobilized 95% of the total passenger traffic in the Dominican Republic.
He also highlighted the growth of the Catey airports in Samaná. La Romana and El Higüero, Santo Domingo. Highlighting the latter two with 8,363 additional passengers in total, in contrast to the previous month July. 2021.