Through the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), the Dominican Republic is participating in Montreal, Canada, in the Traveler Identification Program Symposium and Exhibition and the Biometric Forum of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), as part of the high interest in the implementation of the electronic passport.
This is an exchange of experiences and knowledge between countries, civil aviation authorities and industry representatives at ICAO headquarters in Montreal.
Marte Piantini, president of the JAC and the National Facilitation Committee, reported that the Dominican Republic's participation in the ICAO Symposium and Exhibition is part of the actions to increase the flow of passengers to and from the national territory, with the use of technology and innovation.
He emphasized that among the responsibilities of the National Facilitation Committee, which he chairs, established by Article 265 of the Civil Aviation Law of the Dominican Republic, and as an agency attached to the Civil Aviation Board, is the management of the procedures and coordination required to facilitate the entry, transit, and exit of aircraft, passengers, cargo, and mail from the national territory. This is done to ensure compliance with the Standards and Methods established in Annex 9 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, to integrate cargo and passenger transport with new technological tools available on the market, and to effectively implement joint measures with other institutions in the sector. This is vital to increasing the flow of passengers to and from the national territory.
The official shared the need to increase international cooperation and collaboration to facilitate people's travel.
The president of the organization also pointed out from the event taking place from September 12 to 14 that the dynamic of increasing the flow of passengers and linking the Dominican territory with different countries and cities is a joint task with all actors in the sector.
From the event that brings together experts and senior officials of civil aviation, it was highlighted that the Dominican Republic, through the JAC and following the recommendations of the ICAO, approved its National Air Transport Facilitation Program (PNAFAL), which addresses the interests of all entities that participate in the facilitation of air transport.
He concluded by noting that Dominican terminals have experienced rapid growth, including passenger traffic, and that the goal of the organization he heads is to optimize the growing flow of visitors.
Marte Piantini was accompanied at the Eighteenth Symposium on the OAC Traveler Identification Program by Dr. Paola Plá Puello, secretary of the JAC plenary.
