Carlos Jiménez, executive vice president of Air Century, informed us that domestic flights from the Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport (La Isabela) in Santo Domingo to the Cabo Rojo Aerodrome in Pedernales have been discontinued for a year.
The executive said the airline is contemplating reopening the commercial route despite this. However, he added that this is a project “to be explored” for next year.
“The commitment assumed by our company to carry out these operations ended on June 30, 2023,” he said.
The initial agreement was for 60 hours, with an appendix for an additional 30 hours. “The agreements were being fulfilled in the times that had been agreed, and we had to discontinue the operations,” he said.
He specified that the agreements made between the company and the Fideicomiso Pro-Pedernales were closed based on “milestones” or hours flown, according to Diario Libre.
It is recalled that the operations opened in October 2022 for US$50 each way, operating twice a week (Mondays and Fridays) and lasting only seven months.
Transfers were carried out in an aircraft with a capacity for 19 passengers and each trip would last 35 minutes.