Dominican Republic/Turkey/United States: Regularly scheduled or charter flights out of Istanbul to anywhere in the Dominican Republic non stop from 16 July 2004 to 30 July 2004. Flight times from the Dominican Republic to Miami on 24 and 25 July 2004
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 13 January 2006 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ100938.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Dominican Republic/Turkey/United States: Regularly scheduled or charter flights out of Istanbul to anywhere in the Dominican Republic non stop from 16 July 2004 to 30 July 2004. Flight times from the Dominican Republic to Miami on 24 and 25 July 2004, 13 January 2006, ZZZ100938.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/45f147d20.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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In correspondence with the Research Directorate dated 5 January 2005, a representative of the Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) in Santo Domingo indicated that there were no flights from Istanbul, Turkey to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 16 July 2004 to 30 July 2004 (5 Jan. 2006a). According to a representative of Aerodom in the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata, there are no direct flights linking Istanbul and Puerto Plata (Aerodom 5 Jan. 2006b; ibid. 7 Jan. 2006). A representative from Aerodom confirmed in correspondence to the Research Directorate that there were no flights from Istanbul to Puerto Plata from 16 July 2004 to 30 July 2004 (7 Jan. 2006). Aerodom is a consortium that "manages six airports in the Dominican Republic, including Las Américas International Airport in the capital city of Santo Domingo, and Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata" (IFC n.d.).
No information on regularly scheduled or charter flights out of Istanbul to other cities in the Dominican Republic could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
According to a representative of Aerodom the schedule of the flights that left Santo Domingo for Miami International Airport on 24 July 2004 and 25 July 2005 was as follows:
Flight Number Time of departure
AA 432 07:16 am
AA 680 08:54 am
AA 882 13:58 pm
AA 778 16:20 pm
DCA5469 18:15 pm
AA=American Airlines
DCA= Dutch Caribbean Airlines (Aerodom 5 Jan. 2006a)
In correspondence to the Research Directorate dated 7 January and 13 January 2005, a representative of Aerodom indicated that the schedule of the flights that left Puerto Plata for Miami International Airport on 24 July 2004 and 25 July 2005 was as follows:
Flight Number Time of departure
24 July 2004 AA978 16:17 pm
25 July 2004 AA978 16:22 pm
The representative also noted that the trip from Dominican Republic to Miami takes approximately one hour and forty-five minutes (Aerodom 13 Jan. 2005).
Please consult the enclosed attachment, which provides information on the schedule of all flights that arrived at Miami International Airport from the Dominican Republic on 24 July 2004 and 25 July 2005 (Miami International Airport 15 Dec. 2005).
According to World Airport Codes.com, airport Codes in Dominican Republic are as follows:
SDQ: Santo Domingo
STI: Santiago
LRM: La Romana
POP: Puerto Plata
PUS: Punta Cana (n.d).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, S.A. (Aerodom). 13 January 2006. Correspondence from a representative.
_____. 7 January 2006. Correspondence from a representative.
_____. 5 January 2006. Correspondance from a representative.
_____. 5 January 2006. Correspondence from a representative.
International Finance Corporation (IFC). N.d. Adriana Gomez. "IFC Supports Airport Operations in the Dominican Republic." Miami-Dade Aviation Department. 15 December 2005. Correspondence from an official.
World Airport Codes.com. N.d. "Dominican Republic." Attachment
Miami-Dade Aviation Department. 15 December 2005. Correspondence from an official. Flight Arrival to Miami International Airport from Dominican Republic, 24 and 25 July 2004.
Additional Sources Consulted
Oral Sources: The Dirección National Aeronáutica Civil, the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Ottawa and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) did not provide information within the time constraints for this Response.
Internet sites, including: Ataturk Airport International, ICAO, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.
