Maria Montez Airport. File
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Santo Domingo.- Commercial flights through Barahona’s (southwest) Maria Montez International Airport resumed Thursday, which is expected to spur operations by other airlines and jump start the province’s and the region’s economy.
The Dominican airports management company Aerodom said the operations were resumed with the arrival of a passenger flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The terminal, despite its modern structure and a runway capable of receiving wide body jets, had remained practically inoperative since its inaugural in the late 1980s, except for a short-lived effort by the now defunct Air Santo Domingo in the late 1990s.
The Tourism Ministry, the Airports Commission, the Civil Aviation Institute, the Dominican Air Force, the Asociación of Barahona Residents in Puerto Rico (ABAPUR), Aerodom, and other agencies took part in the effort to reopening the Maria Montez terminal’s operations, which began with the arrival of a BE-19 airplane with 19 passengers and two crew, property of MN Aviation, which landed at 1:45 p.m., as part of a weekly schedule
In addition to the Maria Montez Aerodom manages the State-owned airports Luperon-Puerto Plata, Catey-Samana, Las Americas-Santo Domingo, La Isabela-Higuero and Arroyo Barril-Samana.
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
It's like the Hygrade sausage backwards: there are no flights because there are no hotels, and there are no hotels because there are no flights..
Written by: xwill7, 14 Aug 2009 9:57 AM
From: United States, Chicago
the hotels will come
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
publish the airfares please ....I would assume there was also a reduction in the exorbitant ridiculous high taxes the government charges to stimulate this huge white elephant of an airport at least the citizens at this end of the island will find travel less expensive possibly
Written by: xwill7, 14 Aug 2009 10:51 AM
From: United States, Chicago
can large planes land at this airport?
From: United States, New York
Written by: xwill7, 14 Aug 2009 10:51 AM
From: United States, Chicago
can large planes land at this airport?
Yes. It also says it in the article (wide bodies). It can easily acommodate a large jet like a 767 or a300.
From: United States
Large planes can from my understanding. However it does not have the capacity to store fuel underground and therefore cannot sustain a consistent number of large commerical planes. It can run a steady number of small 19-50 passenger flights.
Written by: xwill7, 14 Aug 2009 11:44 AM
From: United States, Chicago
If they would offer a reduced tax flight and American carriers can land there. This would help move some traffic to that area. The local vendors would benefit. Everyone buys a Presidente as soon as you get off of the plane
From: United States
They have offered a reduced tax discount. I believe that it is $100 making it the most discounted incoming flight in the country.
Written by: xwill7, 14 Aug 2009 12:08 PM
From: United States, Chicago
but who wants to fly on a chicken cargo flight to save $100? The commercial jets are needed
Written by: jonbonz, 14 Aug 2009 12:20 PM
From: Dominican Republic, santo domingo part time afghanistan the rest
I think just from people whos family is from that region would at least support a weekly flight from the US. it is about five hours travle by car from SDQ
Written by: xwill7, 14 Aug 2009 12:44 PM
From: United States, Chicago
5 hours in the car? Man that is bad. After being in a plane for many hours then to be stuck in a car for 5 hours. wow
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Would a "hub and spoke" type national railway system have made for sense for DR than all of these regional airports with all high maintenance and not traffic.
A railway system would have been more rational in terms of development, since it could connect more commuinties, thereby enhancing development and benefitting more people.
A railway system would also facilitate conveyance of agricultural goods and other products, in addition to passanger service. It would also not be so weather dependent and reliable. It would further serve to weaken those hated unions.
I would envision central hubs in Santiago and Sto. Dgo., with spokes emanating from them to rest of island.
Such sensible transportation system would relieve our crowded and inadequate highway system and increase greater access for all, not the least of which being tourists.
Perhaps someone here could elucidate on why such mode of transportation is not being pursued.
BTW, the Metro doesn't really qualify.
Written by: xwill7, 14 Aug 2009 2:22 PM
From: United States, Chicago
and reduce some of the heavy trucks that drive so fast off the road
From: Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo to Barahona is around 3 hrs drive over a very good road. Barahona has several hotels, from which even a 5-star small boutiqe hotel. Barahona is a really beautiful region, probably one of the most beautiful in the DR. And prices still affordable.
Written by: Escott, 14 Aug 2009 6:23 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a few days a month
Baharona SUCKS. Desolate there with nothing going on except for loud noise on Sunday night and no one can possibly sleep through it.
From: United States
Barahona does NOT suck, and unless you sleep in the Plaza Central,Barahona does not only constitute the town. It is not more noisy than Azua or Bani or anywhere else on a Sunday night in town.
It is widely recognized as the most diversified geography of the country. Absolutely beautiful.
Also it is NOT a 5 hour drive, it takes at most 3 hours usually 2.5 hours.
Written by: xwill7, 17 Aug 2009 12:24 PM
From: United States, Chicago
jonbonz must be driving a concho
From: United States
it's more about being mis-informed and not actually ever going there (Barahona-southwest) to see for yourself,.
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From: United States, Chicago
can large planes land at this airport?
Yes. It also says it in the article (wide bodies). It can easily acommodate a large jet like a 767 or a300.
explains the discount
A railway system would have been more rational in terms of development, since it could connect more commuinties, thereby enhancing development and benefitting more people.
A railway system would also facilitate conveyance of agricultural goods and other products, in addition to passanger service. It would also not be so weather dependent and reliable. It would further serve to weaken those hated unions.
I would envision central hubs in Santiago and Sto. Dgo., with spokes emanating from them to rest of island.
Such sensible transportation system would relieve our crowded and inadequate highway system and increase greater access for all, not the least of which being tourists.
Perhaps someone here could elucidate on why such mode of transportation is not being pursued.
BTW, the Metro doesn't really qualify.
It is widely recognized as the most diversified geography of the country. Absolutely beautiful.
Also it is NOT a 5 hour drive, it takes at most 3 hours usually 2.5 hours.