Saturday, May 24, 2008


Puerto Plata airport terminal, third with the largest flow of tourists in the country

Gregorio Luperón International Airport, received during the month of April this year 50,669 tourists, which places it as the third terminal of the country increased flow of foreign passengers received during that period, representing 16% of total foreigners visited the country.

According to statistics supplied by the Central Bank, the biggest reception of foreign tourists that was recorded in the month was quoted by the Punta Cana's International Airport with a total of 172,686, for a 54.7%; representing 122,017 visitors more than the total he received the local air terminal.

During the first quarter of 2008 were 766,507 passengers of other nationalities, which is equivalent to 62,468 more than the same period of 2007, when joined by the east 704039 tourists, thereby strengthening its status as the country's main tourist airport. The aerodrome, Punta Cana received in April this year more than 7,295 foreign tourists in the same period for the year 2007, when Americas arrived from Europe, North and South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Asia and Australia 165,391 passengers.

It is noteworthy that during the first quarter of 2008 Punta Cana has received 766,507 passengers from other countries, representing more than 62,468 in the same period of 2007, during which entered 704,039 tourists.

The terminal Punta Cana was followed in April of students annually by the International Airport of Las Americas Jose Francisco Pena Gomez with the amount of 57,415, representing an 18.1% of total foreign tourists who arrived during that span time for the national airport. Puerto Plata was followed by La Romana, with 19,716 tourists, which represents 6.2% of the national total, Santiago Cibao airport, with 9,690 foreign visitors, Professor Juan Bosch of Catey, Samana, 4,530 and La Isabela Santo Domingo stayed with 1,015 passengers.

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