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Dominican Republic is a country particularly located on the eastern part of the
second largest island in West Indies called Hispaniola. Its population is
consisted of different types of people but more of European & African
nationalities. This country has only one official language, Spanish with
religion such as Roman Catholic and sometimes Protestant. Different views are to
be seen in Dominican Republic as it generally is a mountainous country from
northwest to southeast. Dominican Republic's largest city is Santo Domingo and
also serves as the capital city of the country.
Other than agriculture, Dominican Republic's economy improved because of tourism
as it brings regular visitors to the country. For this, the government enhanced
the country’s tourism services by making its landscapes much more interesting
especially the services of their main airports and its flights. As of now, ten
main airports of the country are servicing its guests by providing them the best
accommodation they can offer. These ten main airports located in the country's
different towns serve flights to distant and nearby countries. Seven of these
international airports are important as it is located in different regions which
divide the Dominican Republic.
In
the south part of the country, Las Americas Int'l is the most important airport.
It is the largest of all airports in Dominican Republic and also one of the
largest in the Caribbean which can serve up to about 3 million passengers
annually. Las America Int'l Airport is located in Punta Caucedo near the town
capital of Santo Domingo and Boca Chica and can hold large carriers such as
Boeing and Airbus. Other international airport in the south are the Maria Montez
Int'l airport in Baharona and La Isabela Int'l airport in Santo Domingo with
airlines such as Air Century, American Airlines, Caribair and more. These two
airports also serve charter service for tourists.
Two main airports have services in the north region of the country. One would be
the Cibao Int'l airport located in Santiago and the other is the Gregorio
Luperon Int'l in Puerto Plata. American Airlines, Caribbean Sun and Continental
are the primary airlines that occupies Cibao Int’l airport in Santiago with
flights from different US states and from the country of Puerto Rico. On the
other hand, American Airlines, Continental and Delta airlines also serve flights
from US and Puerto Rico to Puerto Plata with Gregorio Luperon Int’l as its
receiving airport.
The Punta Cana Int'l and La Romana Int'l are the primary airports that can be
found in the east side of Dominican Republic. Located in Punta Cana, Punta Cana
Int’l airport is known because of the flights it can offer to Caribbean
countries. Seven known airplane companies serve this airport such as Air France,
Northwest, American Airlines, and Continental with flights from US, Sweden,
France, Puerto Rico, Spain, Panama and Austria. La Romana Int'l airport with its
two primary couriers, American Airlines and US Airways, serves flights from US
and Puerto Rico only. In the northeast side can be found Samana’s new airport
named El Catey Int’l airport that serves countries such as Canada, US, Paris and
Spain.