Return of flights with Russian tourists to Puerto Plata

Gregorio Luperón Airport, Puerto Plata.- The Russian airline Nordwind, through the tour operator Pegas Touristik, restarted its operations in this tourist province, amid a warm welcome from authorities and the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur), adding to the list of countries that have strengthened the recovery of the tourism industry in the remainder of the year in the country.

The 430 tourists arrived aboard the long-haul jet B777-200 on flight NWS351 at 3:40 p.m. Sunday from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on the SVO-POP-SVO route.

To the rhythm of folklore and celebration, the passengers, who arrived in family groups, were received by authorities of the terminal and among whom was the senator for the province Ginette Bournigal, the Mitur representative for Puerto Plata, Stephanie Kfouri and executives from Dominican Airports Siglo XXI, (AERODOM).

Both Bournigal and Kfouri highlighted the enormous value of the reopening of this route from Moscow to the Bride of the Atlantic, because of what the Russian market means for the boost and recovery that tourism has been exhibiting on the north coast and other tourist poles, and that In the last four years, it has been the third largest source market for tourists after the United States and Canada.

Upon its arrival on the runway, the Nordwind Airlines aircraft received the formal baptism by two fire trucks prior to the celebration act that the authorities prepared for Russian tourists and the crew, to the rhythm of folklore and typical merengue from the Mitur Folkloric Ballet that directed by Oscar Batista.

This reception of the reopening of the Russian market to the Costa del Ambar was also attended by Carlos Rodoli, director of the Puerto Plata and Samaná Airports; Luis José López Mena, Director of Corporate Communication at AERODOM.

Likewise, Colonel Héctor Castillo Moronta, Chief of Security at the Gregorio Luperón International Airport; members of the Airport Security Corps (CESAC), among other executives from Aerdodom and the airport terminal.