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MEXICO CITY—Dominican Republic carrier Arajet plans to grow its network in 2027, including adding new routes to the U.S., with eight Boeing 737-8 aircraft scheduled to be delivered during the year.

“The U.S. is our main objective as a market,” Arajet Chief Communications Officer Manuel Luna told Aviation Week during a press briefing at the Latin America and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) AGM and Airline Leaders Forum in Mexico City. “We’re going to be adding more flights and more routes to the U.S. in 2027.”

The carrier’s fleet is expected to number 17 737-8s at the end of 2026, growing to 25 737-8s by the end of 2027. Luna said that as aircraft are delivered next year, the airline seeks to add new destinations on the U.S. east coast and in the midwest.

Arajet, founded in 2022, operates from bases at Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) and Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) in Santo Domingo. The carrier is endeavoring to build an extensive network throughout the Americas to both compete with international airlines serving the Dominican Republic and provide one-stop connections between North and South America.

Arajet currently has 30 airports in its network, including six in the U.S.—Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Orlando Sanford, Miami, Newark and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The airline first started serving the U.S. in April 2025 with flights between SDQ and Miami. It now also serves the south Florida city from PUJ.

Arajet flies to Montreal and Toronto Pearson from PUJ but does not plan further expansion in Canada. “We don’t see any other markets there,” Luna said. He added the airline is exploring establishing a partnership with a Canadian carrier to allow passengers to connect to other cities in the country.

Arajet has not yet earned an annual profit, according to Luna. “It’s very challenging right now,” he said. “We were supposed to [achieve profitability] this year, but because of fuel costs we are not there yet.”

Luna added that the carrier’s revenue performance is strong. If jet fuel prices were to return to pre-Iran war levels, Arajet would be profitable “very quickly,” he said