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Arajet
IATA ICAO Call sign
DM DWI DOMINICAN
Founded2014 (as Dominican Wings)
2021 (as Arajet)
Commenced operations15 September 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-15)
Operating bases
Fleet size10
Destinations22[2]
HeadquartersSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Key peopleVictor Miguel Pacheco Mendez (Founder)
Websitewww.arajet.com

Arajet Airlines is the flagship and largest airline of the Dominican Republic, with headquarters in Santo Domingo. Established in 2022, the airline provides low-cost flights to destinations in North, Central, and South America with the aim of showcasing Dominican culture and hospitality on the global stage.[3][4]

In December 2024, the airline announced that it had transported one million passengers within the previous year, becoming the first Dominican airline to achieve this milestone.[5][6][7]

History

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Early operations

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Dominican Wings Airbus A320-200

In late 2014, Dominican Wings received its air operator's certificate from the Dominican Republic's civil aviation authority and was authorized to offer charter flights between the Dominican Republic and Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Argentina.[8] Its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, was delivered on May 3, 2015.[9]

Rebrand

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In early 2018, it was announced that the airline would be transitioning from charter operations to scheduled ultra–low-cost flights, investing $60 million into its relaunch.[10] In September 2021, co-founders Victor Pacheco Mendez and Mike Powell announced that the airline would rebrand to Arajet and would operate as a low-cost carrier offering flights throughout the Caribbean and the Americas.[11][12][13] In November 2021, the Junta de Aviación Civil approved Arajet's request to amend its certificate of economic authorization to include thirty new international routes.[14]

Arajet Boeing 737 MAX 8

The Instituto Dominicano de Aviacion Civil, in collaboration with Dominican carrier Arajet, achieved the certification of two Dominican inspectors at Boeing's facilities to be able to inspect the operations of Boeing-type aircraft in December 2021. Pico Duarte was the company's first aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, named after the Caribbean's highest mountainous elevation and a nature preserve in the Dominican Republic, completed its painting process In February 2022. Registered HI-1026, arrived at Las Américas International Airport on March 3, 2022.[15][16][17]

On March 14, 2022, Arajet S.A. was officially launched. Although the airline was backed by Bain Capital and Griffin Global Asset Management, Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced that it would be majority funded with Dominican capital. Boeing announced an order of twenty Boeing 737 MAX 200, with options for fifteen more aircraft.[18][19][20][21]

Destinations

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  Served by Arajet[22][23]
  Intended to be served by Arajet

As of November 2024 the airline serves the following destinations:[24]

Destinations
Country / Region City Airport Notes Refs.
Argentina Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport [25]
Aruba Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport
Brazil São Paulo São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport [26]
Canada Montreal Montréal–Trudeau International Airport [27]
Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport [28]
Chile Santiago de Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport [29]
Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport [30]
Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport Terminated [31]
Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Terminated [31]
Cartagena Rafael Núñez International Airport
Medellín José María Córdova International Airport [32]
Costa Rica San José Juan Santamaría International Airport
Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport
Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Hub [33]
Santiago de los Caballeros Cibao International Airport
Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport Hub
Ecuador Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport [34]
Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport [34]
El Salvador San Salvador El Salvador International Airport
Guatemala Guatemala City La Aurora International Airport
Jamaica Kingston Norman Manley International Airport [32]
Mexico Mexico City Felipe Ángeles International Airport
Cancún Cancún International Airport
Monterrey Monterrey International Airport Terminated [35]
Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
Sint Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport
United States Miami Miami International Airport Future [36]

In addition to the stated destinations Arajet has plans to fly to:

In regards to flights to the United States and to Puerto Rico, in March 2023, the airline requested authorization to the US Department of Transportation to start operating scheduled passenger services to San Juan, Miami, and New York by fall 2023.

Fleet

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Current fleet

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As of August 2024, the Arajet fleet consists of the following aircraft:[42]

Arajet fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
F Y Total
Boeing 737 MAX 8 10 — 8 177 185 [43]
Boeing 737 MAX 200 — 20 TBA Order with 15 options.[44]
Total 10 20

Former fleet

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As Dominican Wings, the company consisted of the following aircraft:[45]

Arajet former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 2015 2017 Leased from Avion Express

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Casey, David (2024-07-09). "Arajet Seeks To Add Nearly 20 International Routes From Punta Cana". AviationWeek. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ "Arajet on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. ^ Dominican Wings. centreforaviation.com. retrieved 14 April 2015
  4. ^ Dominican Republic's flycana to rebrand as Arajet, add MAX. ch-aviation, 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Nueva aerolínea dominicana Arajet operará con cinco Boeing 737 MAX 8". Avion Revue Internacional (in Spanish). 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  6. ^ Mazó, Edgardo Gimenez (2022-09-15). "Caribbean Revolution: Arajet inaugurated its regular flights with the aim of a new era in low-cost flights in the region". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  7. ^ https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/arajet-surpasses-1-million-passenger-mark-in-2024-setting-new-record/
  8. ^ Dominican Wings secures AOC, Argentina flights to begin shortly. airsoc.com. retrieved 14 April 2015
  9. ^ "Dominican Wings". Airliner World: 13. July 2015.
  10. ^ "Dominican Wings relaunched as a ULCC". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Dominican Republic's flycana to rebrand as Arajet, add MAX". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  12. ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  13. ^ Gianfranco, Durante (2021-09-28). "Flycana cambia de nombre y renace como Arajet". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  14. ^ "Junta de Aviación Civil | JAC - JAC aprueba 30 nuevas rutas a operador aéreo nacional". jac.gob.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  15. ^ "Arajet ya tiene personal certificado en RD para sus Boeing 737-8 MAX - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  16. ^ "Aerolínea dominicana Arajet trae al país su primer avión Boeing". El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) (in Spanish). 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  17. ^ Lluberes, Juan Ulises De La Cruz (2022-02-01). "El primer avión Boeing de Arajet ya está listo para iniciar vuelos de prueba" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  18. ^ "Arajet, línea aérea comercial local marca el fin de las altas tarifas". Revista Mercado (in Spanish). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  19. ^ "Arajet, New Airline in Caribbean, Orders 20 737 MAX Jets". MediaRoom. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  20. ^ Capital, Bain. "Arajet Takes Flight as The Dominican Republic's New Ultra-Low Cost Airline". Bain Capital. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  21. ^ Management, Griffin Global Asset (2022-03-14). "Griffin Global Asset Management Announces the Delivery of One Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Arajet". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  22. ^ "Route map AraJet". Flightconnections. 6 May 2023.
  23. ^ "AraJet Online Booking". AraJet. 6 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Destinations". www.arajet.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Arajet Schedules starts ticket sales for November 2023 Buenos Aires Launch". Reportur. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Arajet Schedules late-September 2023 Sao Paulo Launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Montreal, nuevo destino en Canadá de Arajet". 27 July 2023.
  28. ^ "Arajet launches sales of its Toronto-Santo Domingo". 10 July 2023.
  29. ^ "Arajet Schedules Chile Launch in late-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  30. ^ volavi, Equipo (9 August 2022). "Arajet llega a destinos en Colombia y se expande". volavi (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  31. ^ a b "Arajet inició operaciones y aterrizó en Colombia". Volavi.co (in Spanish). 15 September 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  32. ^ a b Staff, Forbes (9 August 2022). "Línea aérea dominicana Arajet inicia vuelos en septiembre. Aquí los precios y rutas". Forbes República Dominicana (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Arajet to begin operations from Punta Cana Airport in November". Aviación al día. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  34. ^ a b "El efecto low cost de Arajet: boletos desde US$55 el trayecto - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  35. ^ "Arajet 1Q23 Network Changes – 26DEC22". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  36. ^ "Arajet debuts in the U.S. with Santo Domingo–Miami flights". 21 January 2025.
  37. ^ a b c "Arajet took delivery of its third Boeing 737 Max and disclosed its first 23 destinations". 8 July 2022.
  38. ^ a b c d e "Arajet gets permission to fly to Trinidad, Belize, Guyana and Barbados". caribbean.loopnews.com. 7 January 2023.
  39. ^ a b c d "Arajet Expands to South America with Flights to Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay". 3 May 2023.
  40. ^ "Low-Cost Dominican Carrier Arajet Challenges Aerolíneas Argentinas with Flights to Buenos Aires". aviacionline.com. 8 March 2023.
  41. ^ a b c d "A Game Changer Called AraJet". 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  42. ^ "Arajet Fleet". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  43. ^ "Arajet Fleet Information". Arajet.
  44. ^ "Arajet, New Airline in Caribbean, Orders 20 737 MAX Jets". www.prnewswire.com (Press release).
  45. ^ "Dominican Wings Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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