Counterattack on Arajet: Aerolíneas Argentinas boosts its flights to Punta Cana, adds Tucumán and Rosario

In a new update to the reservation system, Aerolíneas Argentinas will increase its flights to Punta Cana (PUJ), Dominican Republic, for the summer season of 2024/25. The airline will add new frequencies from Córdoba (COR) and Buenos Aires/Ezeiza (EZE) and will introduce two new routes departing from Tucumán (TUC) and Rosario (ROS).

This update comes a week after Arajet replaced its daily flight from Santo Domingo/Las Américas (SDQ) with Punta Cana (PUJ)-Buenos Aires starting October 28, 2024.

According to the state airline’s website, from November to December, it will increase its weekly flights from Buenos Aires/Ezeiza from 4 to 5, and then increase to 6 per week (daily except Sundays) between January and March. Operations will continue with Airbus A330-200 aircraft, which have a capacity of 269 passengers.

Meanwhile, from Córdoba, it will resume operations on September 13, 2024, with 2 weekly flights, which will increase to 4 weekly flights between January and March 2025. Flights to Punta Cana will offer connections to other points in the Argentine interior and will be operated with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, accommodating 170 passengers.

Lastly, between January and March 2025, Aerolíneas Argentinas will have one weekly flight from Tucumán (TUC) and Rosario (ROS). Both destinations will be operated with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

The airline will offer twelve weekly flights between Argentina and the Dominican Republic, providing a capacity of 5,268 seats per week during the summer season.

While the company is already advertising this on its website, tickets are not yet available for purchase.

Current Flights Between Argentina and Punta Cana

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic, Argentina is the sixth country with the highest tourist movement to the Caribbean nation. During the first half of 2024, 125,832 Argentinians arrived, 14% more than in 2023. More than half of those passengers boarded in Buenos Aires, a quarter in Córdoba, and Santa Fe completed the podium.

Most Argentinians travel to Punta Cana with Avianca, Copa Airlines, LATAM, SKY, and GOL via their respective hubs. In recent months, the demand for Arajet flights with a stopover in Santo Domingo has also grown exponentially.

Aerolíneas Argentinas offers direct flights to Punta Cana. In the last half of 2024, the airline carried 44,365 passengers with a 97% occupancy rate, according to ANAC Argentina. This data highlights the existing demand for one of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations.