Eastern Airlines Set to Launch New Dominican Republic Flights

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - February 8th, 2021

dominican republic booming pre-pandemic — The Casas del XVI hotel in Santo Domingo.

The newest iteration of Eastern Airlines is set to launch new nonstop flights to the Dominican Republic later this month, Caribbean Journal has learned.

On Feb. 27, Eastern will kick off a new route between Miami and Santo Domingo, the carrier confirmed this week.

The flights will operate twice each week, with service on both Saturdays and Tuesdays.

The flights take around two hours and 15 minutes.

In April, Eastern is kicking off another new route to the Dominican Republic with service between Boston and Santo Domingo.

For more visit Eastern.

— CJ

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