More Flights From Canada to Puerto Plata This Winter

Every winter, same story. The cold hits up north, and everybody starts looking south.
This winter, a lot more of those eyes are landing on Puerto Plata — because the airlines are adding seats. New weekly routes into Puerto Plata from London, Ontario and Winnipeg start this winter. Air Canada is adding a Montreal to Santo Domingo nonstop in December too.

The numbers back it up: Canadian traffic into Puerto Plata is up 13% year over year. Winter seat capacity into Puerto Plata is up 20%. The DR's Canadian network is spreading way beyond Punta Cana now, and the north coast is getting its share.

Here's what that means for you. More seats means more options — better prices if you book early, more flexibility on your dates, and one more reason to pick the north coast over the usual spots. You get beaches, mountains, history, and adventure all in one place here. The secret's getting out.

My honest advice? Winter is high season here for a reason. The weather's perfect, the water's warm, everybody's in a good mood. But the best deals — and the best drivers, guides, and spots — go to the people who plan ahead. Don't wing it.

I moved here part-time because I fell in love with the people, the culture, the beauty, and the weather — in that order. Now I help visitors skip the tourist traps and get the real Puerto Plata: the taxi drivers I actually know, the rental spots that won't rip you off, the beaches the locals go to.

Grab the free Puerto Plata Travel Checklist here. And if you want your trip captured right — photos, video, the works — that's what I do.

Ready to book something or have questions about a trip? Call 1 336-560-9761.

Source: Caribbean Journal (new routes and traffic figures, Sept 2026)