LCC Arajet is continuing to develop a network in the Caribbean, with plans for more expansion in the region, according to the Dominican Republic airline.
The carrier, founded in 2022, aims to make the Dominican Republic a major South America-North America connecting point, utilizing both Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) in the capital Santo Domingo and Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) as hubs—with PUJ also a key point-to-point airport for tourists. The airline envisions passengers flying from deep in South America to destinations throughout the U.S. and Canada via its Dominican hubs.
But Arajet is also intent on building traffic in the Caribbean, with plans to add flights between SDQ and San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the second quarter.
“We are looking forward to opening [service to Cuba] in the near future, maybe at the end of 2025 or early 2026,” Arajet CCO Manual Luna told Aviation Week.
Flights to Puerto Rico and Cuba would join a Caribbean lineup that now includes Aruba, Curazao, St. Martin and Jamaica.
“Those are the most in-demand islands in the Caribbean—of course after the Dominican Republic, which is the main destination for tourism in the Caribbean,” Luna said. He added service from PUJ to San Juan is also likely to be launched in 2025.
Air connectivity within the Caribbean is notoriously spotty, an expected topic of discussion at next month’s Routes Americas in the Bahamas. Arajet believes it can make SDQ in particular a key transfer point for inter-island travel. It also wants to enable passengers from outside the Caribbean to connect to multiple islands via the Dominican capital.
Arajet operates a fleet of 10 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, with an 11th 737-8 expected to be delivered by the 2025 second quarter and 15 scheduled to be in the fleet by the end of the year.
In addition to the four Caribbean islands now served, Arajet operates to Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador in Central America, as well as to Cancun and Mexico City in Mexico. The carrier will also open service to Miami in the second quarter, expected to add to its Caribbean connectivity given the Florida’s city’s status as the primary transfer point for travel between islands.
“We’re growing the market and making it possible for more people to be able to fly with low fares and a good quality of service,” Luna said.
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