“Dominican Tourism Minister Calls High Flight Prices an ‘Abuse,’ Promotes Open Skies Policy for Cheaper Tickets”

david colladoMinister of Tourism, described this Monday as an “abuse” that a Dominican has to pay up to US$1,700 during the Christmas or summer season for a flight between New York, United States, and the Dominican Republic.

Collado assures that, with the Open Skies policy, which is supported by President Luis Abinader, the prices of air tickets will become cheaper.

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In addition, he says that the country will have greater connectivity with the aforementioned North American nation.

We believe in free enterprise, in competition and competitiveness, but it is not an abuse that, in the month of December for a Dominican, after working a whole year, catching cold in the United States, has to pay 1,700 dollars to Arrive in the country, especially at the Santiago airportdavid colladoMinister of Tourism“

The Minister of Tourism said he hoped that the Arajet effect, which has occurred in Latin America, where ticket prices are falling towards the Dominican Republichappens in the United States when the Open Skies policy is applied.

Collado spoke about the subject when leading the act where the airline Arajet and the Cibao International Airport announced this Monday for July 17 of this year the start of a direct flight between Santiago de los Caballeros, in the Dominican Republic, and Medellín, Colombia. .

Manuel Estrella, speaking on behalf of the Board of Directors of the air terminal, joined the proposal of david collado.

“At the Santiago airport we are supporting the Open Skies policy, because we understand that it is good for the country,” said Estrella.

Investment in Santiago

During the act, david collado announced for the next few days the development of a work agenda with representatives of the business sector and industry in Santiago, to determine what are the works that the city requires in terms of tourism.

He recalled that the Ministry plans to intervene in the city Corazón the Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration and create a city brand.

He expressed the need for the team that forms said agenda to be integrated by Mayor Abel Martínez.