{"id":343691,"date":"2025-06-24T18:03:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T22:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=343691"},"modified":"2025-06-24T22:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:42:08","slug":"dominicas-parliament-approves-increase-bank-guarantee-for-air-service-agreement-between-dda-and-united-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/aviation\/dominicas-parliament-approves-increase-bank-guarantee-for-air-service-agreement-between-dda-and-united-airlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica&#8217;s Parliament approves increased bank guarantee for Air Service Agreement between DDA and United Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_343692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343692\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-343692 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Finance-Minister-Dr.-Irving-McIntyre-speaking-at-Parliament-on-Tuesday--642x420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finance Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre speaking at Parliament on Tuesday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dominica&#8217;s Parliament has approved an increase in a bank guarantee of EC$7.3 million obtained from the National Bank of Dominica (NBD) to EC$12.2 million, to secure the existing and additional commitments made in the Air Service Agreement between Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) and United Airlines.<\/p>\n<p>A bank guarantee is defined as a guarantee given by a banking institution to be answerable for payments to a third party, should the party requesting the arrangement fail to comply with payments. So, the bank essentially acts as a guarantor.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was approved during the Fifth Meeting of the Second Session of the Eleventh Parliament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Government of Dominica has successfully negotiated an agreement with United Airlines for direct flights from Newark to Dominica every Saturday. The flights began on February 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wish to again thank the members of the House who supported the resolution for the guarantees to secure these flights last December,&#8221; Finance Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre said. &#8220;Mr. Speaker, United Airlines is very happy with the performance of the Saturday flights. As [of] May 10, 2025, the average load factor was 77%.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the airline is now proposing an additional weekly service between Dominica and Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesdays to commence this October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This proposal is subject to an amendment to the minimum revenue guarantee. The new Wednesday flight is proposed for October 19, 2025, to April 26, 2026, and October 17, 2026, to April 24, 2025, as follows. Departing Newark 9 AM and arriving in Dominica at 1.39 PM, departing Dominica at 2.45 PM and arriving in Newark at 7.51 PM,&#8221; Dr. McIntyre explained. &#8220;Aircraft and capacity that is, the Boeing 737, \u00a0a capacity between 126 \u00a0to 179 passengers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the government welcomes the addition of the Wednesday flights which will increase the number of direct flights from North America, the preferred option for visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he indicated that this will allow more flexibility for visitors who would prefer shorter vacations for example, flying on a Saturday and returning on Wednesday or Wednesday and returning on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The government therefore anticipates increased stayover visitor arrivals, resulting in increased economic activity and the yielding of some returns on the recent investments at Douglas Charles Airport, &#8220;that is the extension and grooving of the runway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Dr. McIntyre added that United Airlines has proposed amendments to its current air service agreement to incorporate the terms and conditions regarding the Wednesday service, along with a reduction in the amount to be guaranteed for flights for the existing Saturday flights, based on actual historical data and updated cost forecast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This, in effect, will be a benefit to the Commonwealth of Dominica,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;Therefore, increases in the bank guarantee are now required for each period, to reflect the increased flights, after taking into account the adjustment for a reduction in guarantees per flight,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament was adjourned <em>sine die<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica&#8217;s Parliament has approved an increase in a bank guarantee of EC$7.3 million obtained from the National Bank of Dominica (NBD) to EC$12.2 million, to secure the existing and additional commitments made in the Air Service Agreement between Discover 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