# Arajet

Arajet Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Dominican Republic, with headquarters in Santo Domingo. Established in 2022, the airline provides low-cost flights to destinations in North, Central, and South America with the aim of showcasing Dominican culture and hospitality on the global stage.
In December 2024, the airline announced that it had transported one million passengers within the previous year, becoming the first Dominican airline to achieve this milestone.

## 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. Its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, was delivered on May 3, 2015.

### 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. 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. 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.
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-type 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.
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, with options for fifteen more aircraft.

## Destinations

As of February 2025, the airline serves the following destinations:
Destinations :
| Country / Region | City | Airport | Notes |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Ministro Pistarini International Airport | |
| Aruba | Oranjestad | Queen Beatrix International Airport | |
| Brazil | São Paulo | São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport | |
| Canada | Montreal | Montréal–Trudeau International Airport | |
| Canada | Toronto | Toronto Pearson International Airport | |
| Chile | Santiago de Chile | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | |
| Colombia | Bogotá | El Dorado International Airport | |
| Colombia | Barranquilla | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport | Terminated |
| Colombia | Cali | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport | Terminated |
| Colombia | Cartagena | Rafael Núñez International Airport | |
| Colombia | Medellín | José María Córdova International Airport | |
| Costa Rica | San José | Juan Santamaría International Airport | |
| Curaçao | Willemstad | Curaçao International Airport | |
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | Hub |
| Dominican Republic | Santiago de los Caballeros | Cibao International Airport | |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Las Américas International Airport | Hub |
| Ecuador | Guayaquil | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport | |
| Ecuador | Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | El Salvador International Airport | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | La Aurora International Airport | |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Norman Manley International Airport | |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Felipe Ángeles International Airport | |
| Mexico | Cancún | Cancún International Airport | |
| Mexico | Monterrey | Monterrey International Airport | Terminated |
| Peru | Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | Future |
| Sint Maarten | Philipsburg | Princess Juliana International Airport | |
| United States | Miami | Miami International Airport | Future |
| United States | Newark | Newark Liberty International Airport | Future |
In addition to the stated destinations Arajet has plans to fly to:
* Bahamas: Nassau
* Barbados: Bridgetown
* Belize: Belize City
* Bolivia: Santa Cruz de la Sierra
* Brazil: Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador
* Cayman Islands
* Cuba
* Guadeloupe
* Guyana: Georgetown
* Haiti: Port-au-Prince
* Honduras: San Pedro Sula
* Martinique: Fort-de-France
* Panama: Panama City
* Paraguay: Asunción
* Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain
* Uruguay: Montevideo
* United States: Boston, Orlando, Providence
In regards to flights to the United States and to Puerto Rico, in March 2023, the airline requested authorization to the US Department of Transportation to start operating scheduled passenger services to San Juan, Miami, and New York by fall 2023.

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of February 2025, Arajet operates an all-Boeing 737 MAX fleet composed of the following aircraft:
Arajet fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | F | Y | Total | Notes |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 177 | 185 | Additional aircraft to be delivered beginning in 2026. |
| Boeing 737 MAX 200 | — | 20 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Order with 15 options. |
| Total | 10 | 25 | | | | |

### Former fleet

As Dominican Wings, the company consisted of the following aircraft:
Arajet former fleet :
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 2015 | 2017 | Leased from Avion Express. |