JAC grants authorization to World2fly to operate Lisbon-Punta Cana route

The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) informed of the concession of new passenger and cargo air operations to and from Dominican territory to World 2 Fly Portugal, which will provide scheduled passenger and cargo air transport services on the Lisbon/Punta Cana route and plans to begin operations in March 2023, using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, offering the market 40,352 seats in the first year of operation.

The JAC plenary also heard the request for additional flights on the Madrid-Punta Cana route for the 2023 winter season from Spanish airline Air Europa, which is authorized to offer scheduled air transport services for passengers and cargo from Spain to all Dominican airport terminals.

Operations on the aforementioned route are projected to be carried out between February 20 and March 21, 2023, with a frequency of one flight every Monday. Air Europa moved 496,184 passengers in 1,842 operations in and out of the Dominican Republic, in the period January 2021-December 2022.

It is recalled that the Civil Aviation Board recently granted Air Europa the possibility of operating under the special permit modality a total of 188 flights on the Madrid-Santo Domingo-New York and Madrid-New York-Santo Domingo routes, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from next June 20, 2023 to October 29, 2023.