Punta Cana - British Airways has now been flying its twice weekly service to the Dominican Republic for a couple of weeks now, and representatives from both the airline, local authorities and tourist industry are satisfied with the new route.The Dominican Ambassador in the UK, Anibal de Castro, commented that the new route is important for the DR as it shows that the country´s tourism sector strengthens each day and "reflects confidence about economic prospects in the Dominican Republic."
With an excess of 250,000 British tourists visitng the Island each year, this number is expected to increase with the introduction of this new route from the UK.
The first flight on October 26th was received in Punta Cana was attended by Anibel de Castro, Frank Rainieri (President of the Punta Cana Group) the president of ASHONAHORES as well as BA executives
