Air Dominicana to launch east coast frequencies.

New start up carrier Air Dominicana has unveiled its plans for its operations to the US. The carrier with a leased B737-400 will operate from Santo Domingo (SDQ) to Miami and New York JFK from September 1st of this year.

The airline will face heavy competition on both markets which as well as being a popular tourist getway for the US market there is also plenty of VFR traffic on the routes.

American offer a 4x daily rotation from JFK, Continental a 2x daily from EWR, Jetblue a 4x daily from JFK as well as DL offering a 2x daily.

The competion is intense out of Florida with AA on a 4 daily (757) and out of FLL Spirit offer a double daily and jetblue a daily service.