{"id":36315,"date":"2011-05-30T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T14:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=36315"},"modified":"2011-05-30T14:38:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-30T18:38:37","slug":"international-airport-wont-solve-dominicas-air-access-problem-piper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/business\/international-airport-wont-solve-dominicas-air-access-problem-piper\/","title":{"rendered":"International airport won&#8217;t solve Dominica&#8217;s air access problem &#8211; Piper"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36316\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36316\" title=\"colin piper\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/colin-piper1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/colin-piper1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/colin-piper1-107x113.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Piper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Director of the Discover Dominica Authority Colin Piper has said the construction of an international airport in Dominica will not change how the airlines conduct business here.<\/p>\n<p>He said the issue of air access into Dominica could be solved with more frequency.<\/p>\n<p>Piper told Kairi\u2019s Heng program that until the country can control the routes of the airlines, the availability of an international airport will be of no use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government does not control airlines. They are private entities and they are in business to make money. From some information, Dominica is in the top five most profitable routes for American Airlines and not because of the money that is paid to American Eagle, but because Dominica is a gateway into their network,\u201c he explained, stating further, that the airline have been maximizing one bank.<\/p>\n<p>According to Piper 60 percent of the flights coming into Puerto Rico arrive in the afternoon but American Airlines is not concerned about that.<\/p>\n<p>He said the airlines have an agenda and it is now incumbent upon us to service the banks that come into San Juan in the afternoons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe as a destination need to go out and sell that availability to another airline and convince them to come from San Juan so that we can now attract people and get them into Dominica the same day. An international airport will not solve that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He says an international airport during construction will boost economic activity and create jobs but there is more to the situation than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil we control the routes of the airlines, whether we have an international airport or not, it doesn\u2019t make a difference. There will be jobs during the construction but after that it must be maintained,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Director of the Discover Dominica Authority Colin Piper has said the construction of an international airport in Dominica will not change how the airlines conduct business here. 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