Arajet, which has a fleet of five state-of-the-art Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft configured for 185 passengers, expects to reach 20 destinations in 12 countries in the coming months.
EFE, Bogotá
The newly created Dominican low-cost airline Arajet announced today, Thursday, the start of operations in Colombia with direct flights connecting Santo Domingo with the cities of Barranquilla and Cali, with other routes to be added soon.
The company's first-ever commercial flight, which departed from Las Américas International Airport in the Dominican capital, landed this morning at Ernesto Cortissoz Airport in Barranquilla, the main city in the Colombian Caribbean. Another flight is scheduled to arrive this afternoon at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport in Cali, the largest city in the southwest, the company said in a statement.
"Furthermore, on September 18, Arajet will add the historic and emblematic city of Cartagena to its route network, and later, Bogotá and Medellín. With these operations, Arajet expects to provide direct service from Santo Domingo to five strategic cities in the country in the coming months," the statement added.
Arajet's president, Víctor Pacheco Méndez, stated in the press release that the airline's arrival in Colombia aims to "strengthen commercial, tourism, and cultural ties, as well as promote economic development opportunities between the two countries.".
"International tourism in Colombia is going through a great moment and the arrival of new international airlines to the country is an indicator of confidence and positioning of our destinations, as well as the attributes associated with nature, culture and biodiversity," said Gilberto Salcedo, Vice President of Tourism at the state agency ProColombia.
Arajet, which has a fleet of five state-of-the-art Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft configured for 185 passengers, expects to reach 20 destinations in 12 countries in the coming months, the report added.
According to the company, in the coming days it will add new destinations in Peru, Mexico, El Salvador, Aruba, Saint Martin and Guatemala, as well as Toronto and Montreal (Canada).
