FYI - This is operated with an Icelandair 757. They also use a Falcon and Planet 727 for SDQ-MIA, -JFK and -SJU flying. AA begins JFK-STI and JFK-PUJ on 6/15. Source: DR1.com Aeromar became the first airline to link Santiago and New York City with a direct flight. Flight 809 arrived with 207 passengers and seven crew to the new Santiago Cibao International Airport yesterday at 6:19 pm, after a three hour and 15 minute flight. Aeromar is flying a B757-200 with capacity for 210 passengers. The flight leaves Santiago at 9 am arriving to NY at 12:40 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The return flights are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 2 pm arriving to Santiago at 5:40 pm. Aeromar president Raymundo Polanco highlighted how Cibao residents now have an alternative to fly to New York. Previously, only American Eagle offered a link to New York via San Juan, Puerto Rico. American Airlines is scheduled to start service into the new Santiago airport 15 June. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx