Inaugurated the Punta Cana airport expansion

The rise of tourism in this region of the country, which has received more than two million tourists in the first eleven months of the year, has forced a further expansion of the international airport of Punta Cana, which yesterday opened a second runway and a new tower with a capacity to monitor the flights of all national ports.

"With this enlargement Punta Cana has become the first airport in Central America and the Caribbean with two runways in service," said Frank Rainieri, President of the Punta Cana group, owner of terminal air

Ceremony was headed by the Vice-President of the Republic, Rafael Alburquerque; Raineri and his wife, and the designer Oscar de la Renta, Chairman of the Group of investors of the tourist Consortium.

The new facilities were blessed by Mgr. Antonio Camilo González, Bishop of La Vega and the childhood friend of the family Rainieri. The event was attended by, u000aIn addition, the Minister of tourism, Francisco Javier García, and the director of the Institute of Civil Aeronautics (IDAC), Alejandro Herrera; Entrepreneur Felix Garcia, President of Multimedia El Caribbean, and the heads of the air force, major general Gilberto Delgado Valdez, and of the specialized body of airport security, general Zeno Padilla, and dozens of businessmen and operators tourist

Cut the inaugural Ribbon of the tower and the second track was made by Vice-President Albuquerque, who represented President Leonel Fernandez. Rainieri, who delivered the opening speech, explained that the new track is 10.171 feet long and 150 feet wide, allowing the landing of aircraft from wide as the Jumbo, Airbus, the extended-range cabin and the newly launched B-787

Cited that he is the eighth expansion of the air terminal since it was inaugurated in 1984, allowing now accommodate a greater number of u000aaircraft.

"The conclusion of this project is an expression of our commitment to innovation and modernity, but with a pragmatic sense, adjusted to the reality of the market", stated.

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