{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-21/arajet-trinidad-tobago-flights-2028","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-21/arajet-trinidad-tobago-flights-2028.md","title":"Arajet Eyes 2028-29 Trinidad Flights on Boeing Delays","headline":"Arajet Puts Trinidad & Tobago Route at 2028-29, Awaiting Boeing Deliveries","description":"Arajet says scheduled Trinidad & Tobago flights will wait until 2028-29 for Boeing aircraft, as the carrier targets over three million passengers this year.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-10-21T12:50:57+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-21T12:50:57+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Arajet's chief communications officer Manuel Luna said a Port of Spain route will not start in 2027 and is likely between 2028 and 2029.","Arajet flies to 30 destinations in 17 countries and has 16 Boeing 737 MAX 8s in active service.","The airline expects to carry over three million passengers this year and next, and projects 72,000 passengers between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic in 2026."],"companies":[{"name":"Arajet","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00078dt/arajet","website":"https://www.arajet.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"EIN Presswire","title":"Arajet Airlines eyes 2028/29 for flights to T&T","url":"https://www.einnews.com/article/951218755/live"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Expansion","Arajet"],"body_markdown":"[Arajet](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00078dt/arajet) Airlines says scheduled flights to Trinidad & Tobago will not begin before 2028, with the earliest window between 2028 and 2029, as the Dominican low-cost carrier waits on aircraft deliveries from Boeing. The airline's chief communications officer, Manuel Luna, gave the timeline at the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association AGM and Airline Leaders Forum in Mexico City, according to [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/article/951218755/live).\n\n## Luna Sets Out the Trinidad Timeline\n\nArajet holds permission to fly the route. Three years ago the Dominican Republic's civil aviation board, the Junta de Aviación Civil, granted the ultra-low cost carrier permission to operate between the Dominican Republic and Trinidad & Tobago, and earlier this year Trinidad & Tobago signed an Air Services Agreement with the Dominican Republic clearing the way for scheduled flights.\n\n\"Once we get more planes from Boeing we are going to be more open to opening routes like the one in Trinidad, but that is not going to be happening in 2027,\" Luna said, adding, \"If that happens it's probably something that is going to happen between 2028 and 2029.\" Arajet has 16 Boeing 737 MAX 8s in active service.\n\nArajet's near-term focus is consolidating its Latin American markets. The carrier flies to 30 destinations in 17 countries and plans to expand its US markets in 2027, potentially adding routes on the East Coast and in the middle of the country. It is also awaiting regulatory clearance to launch flights to Venezuela as early as March next year.\n\n## Arajet's Passenger Growth and Fuel Pressure\n\nLuna said elevated fuel prices are affecting Arajet's ability to become profitable, and that the airline would already be profitable if not for the conflict. He cited September sales 25 per cent higher than internal projections. In 2022 the airline carried 7,000 passengers between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic; by the end of 2026 it projects 72,000 on that pairing. Overall, Arajet expects to carry over three million passengers both this year and next.\n\n## What Arajet's Company Records Show\n\nArajet is a Dominican Republic-based low-cost carrier operating an all-Boeing 737 MAX fleet from Santo Domingo and Punta Cana hubs, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The carrier was founded in 2022, has an estimated revenue of $100 million-$250 million and a valuation estimate of $250 million-$500 million, and is led by founder and executive officer Victor Pacheco. The same records list a 2026 target of 2 million passengers and a scale indicator of 496,000+ in record first-quarter 2026 growth, with January the peak month and March second-best.\n\n## Earlier Arajet Milestones\n\nIn July 2026, StandardAero signed an agreement with Arajet to provide MRO services for the CFM International LEAP-1B engines powering its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet, the Jamaica Observer reported. In the first half of 2026, Arajet transported 19,740 point-to-point passengers between Kingston and Santo Domingo and Punta Cana, 16.3% more than a year earlier, according to the Jamaica Observer. Larepublica reported that Arajet carried 141,479 passengers between Argentina and the Dominican Republic in the first half of 2026, a 20.6% year-over-year increase.\n\n## Venezuela Clearance and US Expansion\n\nArajet is awaiting regulatory clearance to launch flights to Venezuela as early as March next year, and plans to expand its US markets in 2027.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}