He agreement of heaven open between the United States and the Dominican Republic has already come into effect with the approval of the airline’s Flights Arajet to the routes of New York, Miami and Puerto Rico. The information was confirmed last night by the minister of Tourism, David Collado, after, earlier, President Luis Abinader announce that all the necessary procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement Bilateral Air Transport, signed on August 2.
Later, Collado wrote a message on his social network account x.
“Already Heavens open is beginning to bear fruit and the US DOT approved the routes, which requested Arajet almost two years ago, the agreement only came into effect today. This was the vision! Now all Dominican airlines will be able to fly to more destinations, and increase competitiveness with the most important market for the country: the United States. “We keep moving forward!”
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It was also in a publication on his profile on the platform xwhere the president Abinader described the conclusion of the process.
The message of Abinader It followed the approval that the agreement received, first in the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic, which considered it in accordance with the country’s Magna Carta, and then in both chambers of the Dominican Congress, where it was approved without opposition.
In his publication, the Dominican president congratulated the commission who coordinated the signing of this important agreement, under the leadership of the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, and made up of Leonel Melo, Práxedes Castillo, Vice Minister Patricia Mejía and Natacha Domínguez.
Abinader He also included in his congratulations to the businessmen Manuel Estrella, Mónika Infante and Frank Elías Rainieri “for their dedication and effort in this important achievement for the Dominican Republic.”
He chancellor Robert Álvarez had anticipated that the processes included the Dominican president promulgating the agreement, then exchanging the instruments of ratification with the United States, and, finally, “entering into full force.”
USA: “It’s a step forward”
For its part, the United States assured that the agreement Heavens open with the Dominican Republic represents a step forward in the liberalization of the international civil aviation sector in the Western Hemisphere.
This bilateral agreement establishes a modern civil aviation relationship with the DR consistent with the international aviation policy of Heavens open of the United States and with commitments to high standards of aviation safety, said a statement from the US State Department, cited by the EFE agency.
The document highlighted that the agreement also includes provisions that allow for unrestricted capacity and frequency of services, open route rights, a liberal charter regime, expanded rights for all cargo and open code-sharing opportunities.
The Dominican Foreign Minister signed an air services agreement with Jamaica on Thursday. This has the objective of strengthening connectivity, promoting tourism, promoting trade, guaranteeing security and improving the efficiency of the air sector between both countries. The agreement includes provisions on overflight and landing rights, non-scheduled and multi-destination air transport, as well as strict operational safety and civil aviation measures.
“This instrument will not only modernize our connectivity, but will transform our bilateral relations, promoting economic development and strengthening ties between our nations,” said Álvarez after signing the document with Jamaican Minister Daryl Vaz.
