charter question to canada from DR.

[AZB]

Ok gurus, I need your help for a friend.
First of all, what charter companies fly Canada, Quebec or Montrea from DR airportsl?
Is it possible to buy just the airfare instead of the whole hotel+meal package?
can you please give names and numbers for the companies.
Thanks in advance.
AZB

[mart0417]

Air Canada will fly Montreal to DR there are good prices right now I often get just the air fair

[drloca]

Yes, it is possible to buy "air only" tickets.

Generally speaking, the tickets are purchased through the tour operator.

There is Skyservice Airlines, Air Transat and Sunwing Airlines.

There is also Westjet but I believe that they fly as a scheduled carrier to the DR (not sure if your friend wanted a charter airline specifically).

You could try the following websites

Sunwing.ca - Discount Travel, Vacation Packages, Last Minute Travel Deals, All Inclusive Vacations, Fly Cheap, Hotels, Resorts, Car Rentals
SellOffVacations.com - Guaranteed Lowest Price, Anytime You Travel. Mexico|Cuba|DR|Caribbean|Europe|Las Vegas
traveloutlet.ca
Signature Vacations - All Inclusive, Package Vacations, and Flights


Or you can google Signature Vacations, Nolitour or Sunquest (all Canadian tour operators.)

Dont know if your friend is aware that they generally only do 7 or 14 day tickets?

[simpson Homer]

I dont think that there is a big difference with the price when it
comes to Package and Air Only.

[niagaraman]

AZB...your question I think asks about flying from DR to Canada via a Canadian charter....

I don't know the circumstances for your friend...

but if he needs to get to Canada this is what he needs to do....find out when a charter flight is landing e.g POP...he can go to the charter rep. at POP, and if they have any seats available for the flight back to Canada he can purchase a ticket from them....air only....I know that can be done

drloca mentions the charter company's..

If I'm wrong with what I think you're asking..you can disregard my post

[niagaraman]

Also if your are asking about a sort of "reverse charter" like I think.....

send an e-mail to sunseekers@sunseekers.ca or call them at 1-888-760-9786,

explaining the situation....I use them exclusively for my travels especially for the DR, and they have always been very helpful

[Malibook]

For sure you can book just the flight.

I don't even know if there are any AI packages to Canada.

I would try Air Canada or Air Transat.
aircanada.com - Welcome/Bienvenue!
Air Transat

You can check some prices here.
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It looks like some flights from the Dominican Republic to Canada are quite a bit more expensive then the same flights from Canada to the DR.
For example, on 7/12 Air Canada from Montreal to Puerto Plata for 1 week return is $722 and the same flights from the DR are $1129.
The 2 week prices are closer at $992 and $1129.

[margaret]

Westjet flies from Punta Cana, Puerto Plata to Toronto and Ottawa.
They would have to arrange another flight to either Montreal, QC or Quebec City, Quebec.

+1 888 751 4685 Toll free for the Dominican Republic.

Flight only - they sell meals and provide complimentary snacks and drinks.

WestJet - Low air fares and the best service across North America and to the Caribbean

I couldn't use the online Multi flight selection. You can see the airfare from DR to Toronto. And then check out the Toronto to Montreal. (45% off on Toronto to Montreal for 2 days only)

[margaret]

Originally Posted by Malibook

For sure you can book just the flight.

I don't even know if there are any AI packages to Canada.

I would try Air Canada or Air Transat.
aircanada.com - Welcome/Bienvenue!
Air Transat

You can check some prices here.
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It looks like some flights from the Dominican Republic to Canada are quite a bit more expensive then the same flights from Canada to the DR.
For example, on 7/12 Air Canada from Montreal to Puerto Plata for 1 week return is $722 and the same flights from the DR are $1129.
The 2 week prices are closer at $992 and $1129.

Here's the Air Canada numbers:
Punta Cana International Airport
Punta Cana
Tel: 809-519-7744
Fax: 809-959-3114
Reservations: (809) 541-2929
(809) 541 5151

[Kaki]

Though not a charter in particular at this time of year, if you buy air only with Air Canada, it is stipulated that anybody flying from the DR must buy the return ticket as well. You don't mention that part of the equation and your needs. I suppose you needn't use it if you don't want it, but you may run into that difficulty and have to pay twice the price you'd like to pay if your friend was only looking for a one way flight.

My flight to the DR for last week cost $1000 return when I bought it in March, going from my city to Montreal and to PUJ from there. Had I booked in April the price would've been $700 (both prices include all taxes and extras). Of course that hurt, but I was okay with it since I was inflexible on dates and was happy to be able to have a ticket even for $1000. Without the connector that I had to add on, you could expect a price of $200 less. If booking from the DR means you pay extra, you may end up paying the same rates as I do.

I flew from YUL to PUJ on a Saturday and had scheduled my return for Sunday, a week later. Air Canada changed my itinerary weeks before my travel saying that they'd cancelled the PUJ - YUL flight on Sundays and directed me through Toronto. When checking in at the airport on Sunday morning, there was a window accepting those on the Montreal flight 90 minutes later. I don't know what that was about.

I notice that both WestJet and Air Canada announce their Wednesday sales mentioning international reductions, but that doesn't mean all of their destinations. They are currently offering their sales until the end of September. It may not benefit you to wait if you are interested in that time period. If you are interested in a flight after October 1, you may want to take your chances on an announced seat sale in a few weeks.

Kaki