Dominican Republic’s AraJet begins selling tickets for a 15 September launch

The Dominican Republic’s new low-cost carrier AraJet has begun selling tickets for a projected 15 September launch. The airline, which is the successor of now-defunct Flycana, will begin operating a network of 13 destinations in nine countries across Latin America, according to its website. The carrier aims to expand to 20 cities in 12 countries, including to Canada, later this year. “We promised low fares…never seen before in our country,” chief executive Victor Pacheco said on 9 August. ”This is the first step in the process to build the first strategic connecting hub in the Caribbean that will foster the Americas connectivity at the lowest fares. Additionally, starting in September we are kicking-off our mission to convert Las Americas International airport into a premier Latin American air hub,” he added. The new airline’s inaugural flights will be between Santo Domingo and Mexico City, the company says. After that, the carrier will add routes to Monterrey, Mexico; Barranquilla, Cali and Cartagena, Colombia; Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador; Lima, Peru; Guatemala City, Guatemala; San Salvador, El Salvador and St. Martin, Aruba and Curaçao in the Caribbean. In October, Arajet plans to begin flights to Toronto and Montreal; Medellin and Bogota, Colombia; San Jose, Costa Rica; and Kingston, Jamaica. Destinations in the United States will come “in the near future”, the company adds. <br/>