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Arajet

ARAJET, S.A., trading as Arajet, is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Dominican Republic,[8][9][10][11] with headquarters in Santo Domingo. The airline provides low-cost flights to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Operations began on 15 September 2022 with a flight to Barranquilla, Colombia.[12]

History

Early operations

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.[13] Its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, was delivered on May 3, 2015.[14]

Rebrand

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.[15] 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.[16][17][18] 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.[19]

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 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.[20][21][22]

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 aircraft, with options for fifteen more aircraft.[23][24][25][26]

Destinations

As of June 2025, the airline serves the following destinations:[29]

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

  • 🇧🇸: Nassau[48]
  • : Bridgetown[49]
  • : Belize City[49]
  • 🇧🇴: Santa Cruz de la Sierra[50]
  • 🇧🇷: Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador[51]
  • 🇰🇾[48]
  • 🇨🇺[52]
  • 🇬🇵[52]
  • 🇬🇾: Georgetown[49]
  • : Port-au-Prince[52]
  • : San Pedro Sula[49]
  • 🇲🇶: Fort-de-France[48]
  • 🇵🇦: Panama City[52]
  • : Asunción[50]
  • 🇹🇹: Port of Spain[49]
  • : Montevideo[50]
  • 🇺🇸: Providence[50]

Interline agreements

Fleet

Current fleet

As of June 2025, Arajet operates an all-Boeing 737 MAX fleet composed of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

As Dominican Wings, the company consisted of the following aircraft:

See also

References

  1. DOT-OST-2015-0260-0020_attachment_1.pdf Regulations.gov^
  2. David Casey. Arajet Seeks To Add Nearly 20 International Routes From Punta Cana AviationWeek, 2024-07-09, retrieved 2024-09-12^
  3. Arajet suma un nuevo avión a su flota, ya tiene 14 Hoy, retrieved 6 March 2026^
  4. Destinos Arajet^
  5. Arajet estrena sus nuevas oficinas en el Polígono Central Diario Libre, retrieved 28 January 2026^
  6. Operadores aéreos Instituto Dominicano De Aviación Civil^
  7. Arajet celebra su tercer aniversario consolidando a RD como nuevo hub aéreo de Las Américas Diario Libre, retrieved 15 September 2025^
  8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ARAJET´S NEW MARKETS LAUNCH PROMOTION Arajet^
  9. Dominican Wings. centreforaviation.com. retrieved 14 April 2015^
  10. Dominican Republic's flycana to rebrand as Arajet, add MAX. ch-aviation, 27 September 2021.^
  11. Nueva aerolínea dominicana Arajet operará con cinco Boeing 737 MAX 8 Avion Revue Internacional, 2021-11-13, retrieved 2021-11-15^
  12. Edgardo Gimenez Mazó. Caribbean Revolution: Arajet inaugurated its regular flights with the aim of a new era in low-cost flights in the region 2022-09-15, retrieved 2022-09-15^
  13. Dominican Wings secures AOC, Argentina flights to begin shortly. airsoc.com. retrieved 14 April 2015^
  14. Dominican Wings Airliner World, July 2015^
  15. Dominican Wings relaunched as a ULCC ch-aviation.com, retrieved 7 March 2018^
  16. Dominican Republic's flycana to rebrand as Arajet, add MAX ch-aviation, retrieved 2022-02-09^
  17. News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry centreforaviation.com, retrieved 2022-02-09^
  18. Durante Gianfranco. Flycana cambia de nombre y renace como Arajet Aviacionline.com, 2021-09-28, retrieved 2022-02-09^
  19. Junta de Aviación Civil jac.gob.do, retrieved 2021-11-17^
  20. Arajet ya tiene personal certificado en RD para sus Boeing 737-8 MAX - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com retrieved 2022-03-05^
  21. Aerolínea dominicana Arajet trae al país su primer avión Boeing El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana), 2022-03-03, retrieved 2022-03-05^
  22. Juan Ulises De La Cruz Lluberes. El primer avión Boeing de Arajet ya está listo para iniciar vuelos de prueba 2022-02-01, retrieved 2022-02-19^
  23. Arajet, línea aérea comercial local marca el fin de las altas tarifas Revista Mercado, 2022-03-15, retrieved 2022-03-16^
  24. Arajet, New Airline in Caribbean, Orders 20 737 MAX Jets MediaRoom, retrieved 2022-03-16^
  25. Bain Capital. Arajet Takes Flight as The Dominican Republic's New Ultra-Low Cost Airline Bain Capital, retrieved 2022-04-30^
  26. Griffin Global Asset Management. Griffin Global Asset Management Announces the Delivery of One Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Arajet GlobeNewswire News Room, 2022-03-14, retrieved 2022-04-30^
  27. Route map AraJet Flightconnections, 1 Oct 2025^
  28. AraJet Online Booking AraJet, 1 Oct 2025^
  29. Destinations www.arajet.com, retrieved 24 March 2023^
  30. Arajet Schedules starts ticket sales for November 2023 Buenos Aires Launch Reportur, retrieved 5 August 2023^
  31. Desde noviembre Córdoba contará con un vuelo directo a Punta Cana con la aerolínea de bajo costo Arajet Perfil Córdoba, 25 June 2025^
  32. Arajet Schedules late-September 2023 Sao Paulo Launch Aeroroutes, retrieved 1 June 2023^
  33. Montreal, nuevo destino en Canadá de Arajet 27 July 2023^
  34. Arajet launches sales of its Toronto-Santo Domingo 10 July 2023^
  35. Arajet Schedules Chile Launch in late-Oct 2023 Aeroroutes, retrieved 21 July 2023^
  36. Equipo volavi. Arajet llega a destinos en Colombia y se expande volavi, 9 August 2022, retrieved 9 August 2022^
  37. Arajet inició operaciones y aterrizó en Colombia Volavi.co, 15 September 2022, retrieved September 15, 2022^
  38. Forbes Staff. Línea aérea dominicana Arajet inicia vuelos en septiembre. Aquí los precios y rutas Forbes República Dominicana, 9 August 2022, retrieved 10 August 2022^
  39. Arajet to begin operations from Punta Cana Airport in November Aviación al día, 17 June 2024, retrieved 17 June 2024^
  40. El efecto low cost de Arajet: boletos desde US$55 el trayecto - Noticias de turismo - arecoa.com retrieved 9 August 2022^
  41. Arajet 1Q23 Network Changes – 26DEC22 Aeroroutes, retrieved 27 December 2022^
  42. Arajet comienza venta de pasajes hacia San Juan El Vocero, February 17, 2025, retrieved February 17, 2025^
  43. Arajet Adds New U.S. Destination AirlineGeeks, retrieved May 7, 2025^
  44. Arajet Announces Chicago O'Hare Route, Now Servicing Five Major U.S. Cities 20 May 2025^
  45. Arajet debuts in the U.S. with Santo Domingo–Miami flights 21 January 2025^
  46. Dominican Republic Carrier Arajet Launches Newark Flights Travel Pulse, retrieved March 10, 2025^
  47. Arajet Expands Florida Presence With New Orlando Route Business Wire, 28 May 2025^
  48. Arajet took delivery of its third Boeing 737 Max and disclosed its first 23 destinations 8 July 2022^
  49. Arajet gets permission to fly to Trinidad, Belize, Guyana and Barbados caribbean.loopnews.com, 7 January 2023^
  50. Arajet Expands to South America with Flights to Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay 3 May 2023^
  51. Low-Cost Dominican Carrier Arajet Challenges Aerolíneas Argentinas with Flights to Buenos Aires aviacionline.com, 8 March 2023^
  52. Tarek Mounir. A Game Changer Called AraJet AviationSource News, 22 August 2022, retrieved 22 August 2022^
  53. Partner Carriers | Hahn Air Lines^
  54. Arajet Secures Five Boeing 737-8s As U.S. Expansion Looms Aviation Week^
  55. Arajet suma un nuevo avión a su flota, ya tiene 14 Hoy, retrieved 6 March 2026^