Nearly eight million travelers arrived in first half of the year
The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) has reported that 7.9 million passengers moved through the nation's airports in the first six months of 2019. Luis Ernesto Camilo, director at JAC, told reporters that this is evidence that the recent anti-Dominican tourism campaign that kept negative news in social media and in newspapers and television in the United States, had not destroyed the Dominican appeal for foreigners. These arrivals have represented a 4.8% increase year to year. In March, there were 1.5 million passengers, also a substantial increase of 5% year to year. In June, nevertheless, travel slumped, with bookings and cancellations reacting to the negative press coverage.
Among the top five airlines servicing the Dominican Republic, four are from the United States: Jet Blue, American, Delta and United. Also noted by the JAC director was the fact that Punta Cana continues to be the busiest airport in the country, followed by Las Americas, Santiago, and Puerto Plata.
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