Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic

International Airline Service
There are directly flights from Dominican airports to several cities in the American and European continents. Regularly scheduled flights to the Dominican Republic from:

• North America is provided by American Airlines, Continental, Pan American, TWA, and Air Atlantic.
• Inter-Caribbean flights are principally handled by American Eagle, Copa, Dominair, TCCA, ALM and Air Guadeloupe.
• Copa also offers a direct link to Central America , through Panama.
• Aces, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeropostal and Lanchile provide service to South America.

Regular direct flights to European cities are serviced by Air France, AOM, Air Portugal, Iberia, Air Europa, Condor, Hapag Lloyd, LTU, and Martinair. More than 50 charter airlines travel to the Dominican Republic's Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana international airports from the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Canada.

Gateways
There are direct scheduled or charter flights from Europe departing from airports in Madrid, Rome, Milan, Lisbon, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Bonn, Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Helsinki, Brussels, London and Glasgow, among others. Airlines link the Dominican Republic with San Juan and Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), Havana, Providenciales (Turks & Caicos),
Bonaire, Aruba, Curacao, Antigua, St. Martin, Point-a-Pitre, and Port-au-Prince in the Caribbean and the Latin American cities of Bogotá, Caracas, Panama City, Santiago de Chile, La Paz, Cancún and Buenos Aires.

North American routes link the country with Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Boston, Dallas, Minneapolis, Detroit, Atlanta, Miami, Newark, and New York.

Airports
The Dominican Republic has seven international airports:

• The Las Américas International Airport , 20 minutes east of Santo Domingo.
• Puerto Plata International Gregorio Luperón Airport, 15 minutes from Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata and Sosúa, handles the north coast's scheduled and charter flights.
• Punta Cana's international airport serves the far east of the island.
• La Romana International receives a daily AA jet from Miami.
• Barahona's María Montez International Airport, is the country's newest.

Air Santo Domingo is a domestic airline, affiliated to Air Europa, with 54 daily flights to seven major airports in the country. The smaller international airports in Santiago and Herrera in Santo Domingo handle light aircraft, small jets and commuter planes. The Samaná-Arroyo Barril airport is expected to be able to receive its first flights by March, 1998.

Flying times

Entry
Visitors in general should reconfirm travel documentation requirements with the nearest Dominican consulate. In general, passport-bearing visitors from Argentina, South Korea, Ecuador, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Peru, United Kingdom, and Uruguay are exempt from visas or tourist cards.

Tourists cards (sold at US$10) are required for citizens of: Albania,Andorra, Antigua, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croacia, Checoslovakia, Chile, Curaçao, Denmark, Dominica, Slovenia, Spain, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Paraguay, Polland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, San Marino, St. Vincent & Grenadines, St. Lucia,Sweden, Switzerland, Surinam, Tunisia, Turks & Caicos Islands, United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.

Nationals from other countries might require visas. Passports are the preferred travel document.

Legal residents in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the United States and Venezuela may enter with their passport and residency card.

Citizens of the United States may enter with passport or with an original birth certificate and additional photo-bearing official document (such as voter's registration or driver's license.) Minor's may enter with only an original birth certificate. Cuban residents of the United States may enter with their U.S. residency card and additional official photo-bearing document.

Departure Tax
Foreign visitors must purchase a US$10.00 Tourist Card upon entering the country, unless they are exempted nationals from above-mentioned countries. A US$10.00 departure tax is required at the airport when leaving.

For more information on the Dominican Republic
Toll-free travel information is available from 8 am to 4:30 pm, local time
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