Summary
- Arajet has launched its recent route connecting Santo Domingo to Toronto, becoming the one Dominican-based company to fly to Canada.
- The corporate goals to enhance connectivity at Toronto Pearson International Airport, linking it to Central and South America.
- Arajet currently operates with a fleet of 5 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and plans to expand its fleet with the delivery of 20 more jets starting in 2026.
The Dominican carrier Arajet has officially launched its recent route connecting Santo Domingo’s Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), reaching Canada for the primary time and becoming the one Dominican-based company to achieve this.
Reaching Toronto
Arajet announced it will launch flights to Toronto and Montreal (YUL) in Canada earlier this 12 months. The date finally got here, and the Dominican low-cost company operating a fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft began its direct connectivity between Toronto and Santo Domingo.
Photo: Arajet.
Thus, Toronto’s Pearson International has change into one in every of 20 destinations offered by Arajet within the region. Arajet launched operations in September last 12 months. In a press conference, Víctor Pacheco, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arajet, said,
The Dominican company currently offers direct flights to twenty destinations in 15 countries across the Americas.
Improving connectivity in YYZ
Meanwhile, Khalil Lamrabet, Chief Industrial Officer of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, said this recent route will link Toronto Pearson to a brand new level of connectivity in Central and South America.
YYZ has direct flights to 25 destinations in Central America and the Caribbean, totaling 169 weekly flights and 19,780 seats, in line with data from Cirium. Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic’s top destination, currently has 31 weekly scheduled flights from Toronto, operated by five Canadian airlines (Smartlynx, Air Canada Rouge, Sunwing Airlines, Swoop, and WestJet). Punta Cana is YYZ’s top destination within the region.
Photo: Arajet.
By adding Santo Domingo to the airport’s route map, said Khalil Lamrabet.
The corporate began its flights to Montreal on October 7.
Incoming fleet
Arajet operates its flights with a fleet of 5 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, all leased. The corporate signed an order with Boeing last 12 months for 20 Boeing 737 MAX jets (variant 8-200) and options for 15 additional.
While these planes arrive (they’re set to be delivered starting in 2026), Arajet is leasing more aircraft. The corporate is about to complete the 12 months with a fleet of ten MAX 8s. The sixth, a MAX 8 soon-to-be-called will arrive shortly, said Arajet to Easy Flying.
Arajet flies to Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Canada, Argentina, Aruba, St. Maarten, Curaçao, Ecuador, Jamaica, Brazil, and Chile. The corporate expects to fly greater than 7 million passengers in the subsequent five years through its Santo Domingo Hub, with increasingly convenient flights and fares to reinforce connectivity between the Americas and the Caribbean, it said.
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