One if by land, two if by sea … 4 if by Dominican funds airline Arajet?
The low cost provider that made its U.S. debut in April will add Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS) to its burgeoning route map starting Nov. 30.
The flights from Santo Domingo’s Las Americas Worldwide Airport (SDQ) will function 4 days every week (therefore the play on Henry Longfellow’s well-known poem) on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Tickets for the brand new Santo Domingo-to-Boston route are on sale with costs beginning at $170 one-way.
“The Boston space is dwelling to one of many largest Dominican communities within the U.S. and serves as a key hub for training, enterprise, and tourism,” Victor Pacheco, CEO of Arajet, stated in an announcement.
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Extra US routes coming
An Arajet spokesperson additionally hinted at plans to announce two extra U.S. cities quickly however declined to disclose the specifics.
To date, the airline has introduced or launched flights to solely 4 U.S. locations: BOS, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Luis Munoz Marin Worldwide Airport (SJU) and Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA). The latter two will achieve nonstop hyperlinks to the favored trip vacation spot of Punta Cana.
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Nonetheless, there are clearly ample progress alternatives for Arajet.
The airline’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane can attain any metropolis within the Japanese U.S., together with massive gateways like Orlando Worldwide Airport (MCO) and Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD).
Rising route map
Boston is just not Arajet’s solely addition this winter. The provider may even add its new longest route (3,734 miles) from SDQ to Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza Worldwide Airport (EZE) Dec. 12. The route will function twice every week.
Arajet took off in 2022 with plans to construct Santo Domingo right into a connecting hub linking North and Latin America. It aimed to supply a low-fare various to Copa Airways’ “Hub of the Americas” at Panama Metropolis’s Tocumen Worldwide Airport (PTY).
“Arajet’s presence in main U.S. markets will seize robust demand for low-fare, high-quality service between North America and Latin America, reflecting our dedication to constructing a bridge between the areas and opening new journey alternatives for each leisure and enterprise vacationers,” Pacheco stated.
With the most recent additions, Arajet’s map will prolong from EZE within the south to Mexico Metropolis’s Felipe Angeles Worldwide Airport (NLU) within the west, BOS within the north and St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana Worldwide Airport (SXM) within the east, knowledge from aviation analytics agency Cirium exhibits.
Arajet will compete with JetBlue Airways on the brand new Santo Domingo-to-Boston route, Cirium schedules present.
As a funds airline, Arajet affords vacationers a selection of three upfront bundled fares that adjust of their costs and choices, equivalent to checked or carry-on baggage and seat choice.
Vacationers who choose its most cost-effective, no-frills Sensible fare can decide to buy add-ons a la carte, not not like the method of reserving with a U.S. discounter like Frontier Airways or Spirit Airways.
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