The president’s support was not matched by the airline’s deployment
The plane in question does not even have the company logo on its fuselage.
Air Europa and Iberia are using old aircraft on their Flights to the DR
Related topics: Air Europa, Juan José Hidalgo, Luis Abinader, Santiago, Santiago de Los Caballeros
June 28, 2024
By LV
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As if it were a great tourist eventLuis Abinader This Thursday, he presided over the activity organized on the occasion of the inaugural route of the Air Europe of Madrid to Santiago de los Caballeros. The solemnity of the opening of said Flight was marred because the aircraft of the airline of the Globalia Group It is one of the oldest in its fleet, without business and without even the company logo installed on its fuselage. The support of the high president was not reciprocated with the deployment of the airline he presides Juan Jose Hidalgo.
Both authorities of Santiago As the owners of the airport and the airline’s owners have made the start of this Flight seem like one of the great milestones of tourism so far this year. Relevant members of the tourism and transport sector consider the pomp given to a route in which two other Spanish airlines have recently failed to be exaggerated, such as Plus Ultra and W2fly.
These same sources, who prefer to remain anonymous, also point out that the worst thing is Air Europa’s lack of consideration towards the Dominican Republic by putting one of the oldest aircraft on the inaugural Flight.
The opening of this Flight from Madrid to Santiago coincides in time with the problems generated by the shortage of aircraft in the aeronautical market and which is significantly harming passengers who fly from Spain to the DR and vice versa. Both Air Europa and Iberia They are subcontracting to other second-tier airlines or using old aircraft for Flights to airports in the Dominican Republic and not to other destinations in Latin America, as Arecoa announced this week.
The day before Air Europa’s inaugural Flight to Santiago, another incident was recorded on the aircraft that covered the route between Madrid and Punta Cana. The plane left more than 5 hours late for, according to the company, technical reasons, and also due to the change of the crew having exceeded the minimum schedule established by regulations. Passengers were outraged by this delay in a Flight that once again took place on an outdated plane.
The high president decided on this Flight at the request of the owners of the Cibao airport and Air Europa, but he had to gauge the moment that the Hidalgo airline is experiencing. Air Europa is underestimating RD Consul its obsolete aircraft and high prices, it can be sold to Iberia in a few weeks and the company is immersed in Spain in a turbulent legal and media situation due to alleged influence peddling in the rescue by the Spanish Government , for the association of the airline’s leaders with President Sánchez’s wife and for other controversial issues that the police and justice are investigating. Minister Collado did not attend the activity.
