News
September 24th is a National Holiday |
23.09.2008 01:15 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Our Sales & Administratives offices will be closed on september 24th due to a National Holiday. |
Many flights have been disrupted &\or cancelled due to Tropical Storm Hanna. |
03.09.2008 03:19 am [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUERTO PLATA WESTWARD TO BAHIA DE MANZANILLO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR HAITI FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO PORT-AU-PRINCE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. |
Our Administratives and Sales offices will close due to Voting Day |
15.05.2008 09:17 am [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| The Presidency has declared that May 15th will be a holiday as of 12 noon through 6am on Saturday, May 17th. Decree 193-08 explains that the time off is aimed at making it easier for Dominicans to vote. Thousands of Dominicans live in one place and have to travel to another to vote, because they have not changed their voting station. The decree says that public services, such as fire stations, hospitals, transport or those offering continuous services (like hotels) will continue as usual. Most private schools also decided to give the two days off to their students. |
Dominican Tour Operator Launched |
01.05.2008 05:00 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| As part of a new joint venture with Nouvelles Antilles from Guadeloupe, the Hostos Group has launched Columbus Caribbean, a tour operator offering hotels, flights and vacations in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. |
Offices Close on March 20th & 21st "Easter Holiday" |
20.03.2008 12:00 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Due to Easter Holiday, our Administrative and Sales offices will be closed on march 20th past noon and on march 21st. but our airport offices will work normally. |
National Holiday |
21.01.2008 03:49 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| We inform you that January 21st is a national holiday. Therefore our administrative and sales offices will be closed but our airport offices will work normally. |
November 5th is a Holiday |
05.11.2007 10:57 am [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
We inform you that November 05th is a national holiday. Therefore our administrative and sales offices will be closed but our airport offices will work normally. |
Offices Close |
29.10.2007 12:36 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Due to the passing of tropical storm NOEL, all our sales and administrative offices will be closed at 3 PM (local time), 19.00 UTC. |
August 20th is a National Holiday |
20.08.2007 03:49 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
We inform you that august 20th is a national holiday. Therefore our administrative and sales offices will be closed but our airport offices will work normally. |
Martinair MP603 Despegue Abortado, por Falsa Alarma |
15.06.2007 12:52 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 15 de junio del 2007. Durante la noche del jueves 14 de junio, los tripulante del vuelo de Martinair MP603 recibieron una indicación de alerta dentro la cabina, para no proceder con el despegue de Punta Cana rumbo a Amsterdam. El resultado fue una falsa alarma. Siguiendo los procedimientos de seguridad, las gomas del avión se desinflaron automáticamente. Por un tiempo el avión bloqueaba, ahora se encuentra trasladado fuera de la pista de aterrizaje. El avión fue evacuado y los pasajeros han sido acomodados en hoteles locales. Martinair ya se ha encargado con la reparación de las gomas. También estamos trabajando para proveer transporte a los pasajeros para Amsterdam, los mas pronto posible. |
“June 07th is a National Holiday” |
07.06.2007 11:14 am [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| We inform you that June 07th is a national holiday. Therefore our administrative and sales offices will be closed but our airport offices will work normally. |
Civil Aviation Resolution |
04.06.2007 01:37 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| We are pleased to inform you that the Dominican civil Aviation has notified us last week , at the request of the Ministry of Tourism, that the passenger fee increase will be postponed as follows: (Please see PDF file) · Charter flights until September 1st ,2007. · Scheduled or regular flights July 1st, 2007. This confirms the effort that the association of airlines in the Dominican Republic, ALA, numerous airlines, the association of hotels & restaurants of the D.R., ASONAHORES & our National council of competitiuvity, CNC , have done to obtain this delay in implementation. Civil Aviation Resolution (Adobe PDF). |
Increase for Scheduled Flights in the navigational fees of the Dominican Civil Aviation, as of July 1st |
25.05.2007 12:06 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Increase for Scheduled Flights in the navigational fees of the Dominican Civil Aviation, as of July 1st (Adobe PDF). |
Instructions for the Application of Decree 225-07 |
19.05.2007 12:48 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Instructions for the Application of Decree 225-07 (Adobe PDF) Instructivo para la Aplicación del Decreto 225-07 (Adobe PDF) |
New Decree 225-07 applying taxes to airlines DR |
03.05.2007 11:45 am [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Presidential decree 225-07 modifying airline taxes in the DR (Adobe PDF) Decreto 225-07 modificando tarifas aeronáuticas en Rep. Dom. (Adobe PDF) These rates apply as of June 1st 2007. |
Offices closed for voting day |
16.05.2006 04:13 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Polls in the DR have been open since 6:00am today for Dominicans to choose 32 senators, 178 deputies, 151 mayors and their deputy mayors and 963 city council representatives among 14,200 candidates from 21 political parties and movements. The Central Electoral Board says that 5.6 million people are eligible to vote. The largest voter concentrations are in the Province of Santo Domingo with 1,032,026 eligible to vote, the National District - city of Santo Domingo with 723,078 eligible to vote, and Santiago with 604,429 voters. Some 12,321 voting stations have been set up, most in government buildings and public schools nationwide. There are 2,438 elective posts. The total of voters includes 2,665,550 men (49.65%) and 2,703,514 women (50.35%). 1,399,653 voters are between 25-34 years old (26.07%), followed by, 1,201,715 age 35-44 years (22.38%), 55 years and over 1,025,698 (19.10%), 18-24 years 917,491 voters and 45-54 years or 824,507 (15.36%). Luis Arias, president of the Central Electoral Board, announced that firearms, cell phones and photographic cameras are prohibited in voting stations. In addition, yesterday the JCE announced a ban on alcoholic beverages from 6:00am to 9:00pm today, lasting until three hours after the polls close. OMSA, the governmental bus service, will be offering free transportation for voters between 6:00am and 7:00pm. |
Decrees applying taxes to airlines DR |
09.08.2005 04:00 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Decrees applying taxes to airlines DR (Adobe PDF) |
CHANGE OF ADDRESS |
24.02.2005 08:57 am [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| We inform all our customers, suppliers and all to whom it may concern that as of Monday, February 14th, our administrative offices have moved to the following address: Max Henríquez Ureña Street corner W. Churchill Ave., Salco Building, 2nd. Floor, Santo Domingo, D. N. Fax : (809) 985-8588 Tel : (809) 621-8888 Note: Our ticketing and cargo offices remain the same. |
AVISO DE CAMBIO DE DIRECCIÓN |
21.02.2005 11:58 am [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| A nuestros clientes, suplidores y relacionados, les informamos que a partir del Lunes 14 de Febrero, 2005, nuestras oficinas administrativas han sido trasladadas a la siguiente dirección: Calle Max Henríquez Ureña, esq. Winston Churchill, Edificio Salco, 2do. Piso, Santo Domingo. -Nuestro nuevo número de fax: 809-985-8588 -Nuestro teléfono permanece sin cambios: 809-621-8888 Nuestras oficinas de boletería permanecen en el mismo lugar. |
Newsletter, 4th Edition |
15.11.2004 05:37 pm [Local time, GMT -04:00] |
| Fourth edition of the General Air Services Newsletter has been released. Attachment: Newsletter_4ta_Edicion.pdf |
