AERODOM confirms Amazon Prime Air suspended Dominican Republic operations in January
Santo Domingo.- Amazon Prime Air suspended its cargo flights to the Dominican Republic in January 2026 due to insufficient demand, Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (AERODOM) confirmed, just months after the country was announced as Amazon Air’s first Caribbean hub.
AERODOM spokesperson Luis José López Mena said Amazon Prime Air does not currently operate flights to airports managed by the company. He confirmed that the last Prime Air flight to the Dominican Republic took place in January.
“No, because there wasn’t enough demand. They aren’t flying here right now,” López Mena said when asked about the status of Amazon’s cargo operations in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic was announced as Amazon Air’s Caribbean hub in 2025
The Dominican Republic’s role in Amazon’s regional air-cargo network was announced on September 1, 2025, when President Luis Abinader and Customs Director Eduardo Sanz Lovatón said the country would become Amazon Air’s first hub in the Caribbean and second in Latin America.
The first Amazon Air Cargo flight arrived at Las Américas International Airport (AILA) on September 3, 2025. The operation was initially planned for seven weekly flights between Miami and Santo Domingo, with capacity of approximately 770 metric tons of cargo.
The service was focused on air cargo operations, rather than the establishment of a traditional Amazon warehouse or last-mile distribution center in the Dominican Republic.
Amazon cargo plane accident in Miami
The clarification about the suspension came after Prime Air Flight 7598, operated by 21 Air on behalf of Amazon, was involved in an accident Sunday at Miami International Airport.
The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft had departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, bound for Miami, where it veered off the runway during landing.
AERODOM said approximately eight months had passed since Amazon Prime Air’s last cargo operation to the Dominican Republic when the Miami accident occurred. The company has not announced a date for a possible resumption of the service.
