In January, Arajet carried 3,259 passengers to and from Felipe Angeles International Airport serving Mexico City, solidifying its position as the leading international airline at the terminal.
«We are happy to have Arajet among the international airlines operating at Felipe Angeles International Airport and with a direct route to Santo Domingo to bring and strengthen the links of cooperation and exchange between Mexico and the Dominican Republic,» said General Isidoro Pastor, director general of Felipe Angeles International Airport.
Since the airline’s operation in Mexico began on September 22, 2022, and up until December 31, 2022, Arajet transported 11,685 people, leading the international passenger transportation figures, and making the Dominican Republic the first passenger-emitting market to Mexico through the Santa Lucía terminal.
The figures corresponding to January 2023, recently published by Felipe Angeles International Airport, consolidate for the fifth consecutive month Arajet as the leader in international passenger transportation with a total of 14,944 since the start of its operation.
«We feel very proud of our footprint in Mexico,» said Victor Pacheco Mendez, CEO and founder of Arajet. «Mexico is the second trading partner for the Dominican Republic, and Arajet has been able to crystallize our mutual interest in strengthening economic, tourist and commercial exchange through the route from Santo Domingo to Felipe Angeles International Airport.»
The carrier operates the Santo Domingo-Mexico City route with four weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, with fares starting at $261 including taxes and a fleet of five new Boeing 737 MAX (-8 variant) with a 185-seat single-class configuration.
Arajet has already inaugurated 17 destinations in its initial network and connects Santo Domingo with direct flights to Mexico City and Cancun in Mexico; San José in Costa Rica; San Salvador in El Salvador; Guatemala City in Guatemala; Lima in Peru; Quito and Guayaquil in Ecuador; Aruba, Curacao, Jamaica and Saint Martin in the Caribbean; and Cali, Barranquilla and Cartagena in Colombia.
