SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 22, 2026--
The Dominican flagship airline, Arajet, announced a strategic partnership with former Major League Baseball player and Hall of Famer David Ortiz to incorporate the renowned Ron Ozama into the onboard experience across all its flights.
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Through this collaboration, Arajet passengers will be able to enjoy Ron Ozama as part of the Dominican products offered onboard, further strengthening the international projection of the country’s culture.
This initiative is part of the airline’s commitment to continue highlighting the best of the Dominican Republic in every aspect of the travel experience, integrating brands and products that represent the identity, flavor, and pride of the nation.
“For us, it’s a source of pride to partner with such an admired and beloved figure as David Ortiz to bring an authentically Dominican product to the thousands of passengers who travel with our airline every month. This alliance reflects our commitment to continue promoting the talent and brands that represent the best of our country,” said Víctor Pacheco, founder and CEO of Arajet.
For his part, David Ortiz highlighted that this collaboration will allow travelers of different nationalities to discover and enjoy a rum that represents the essence and hospitality of the Dominican Republic, while expanding its international presence, especially in the United States.
“Ron Ozama is part of our culture and our joy. Being able to bring it onboard a Dominican airline that continues to expand throughout the region is a great opportunity to share a piece of our country with the world,” Ortiz stated.
With this alliance, Arajet continues to strengthen its value proposition as an ambassador of Dominican identity in the skies, while expanding its network of destinations across the Americas and consolidating itself as one of the fastest-growing airlines in the region.
About Arajet
Arajet is the flagship airline of the Dominican Republic. It was recognized at the World Aviation Summit as the Best New Airline in the World in 2023. Since the start of its operations in 2022, it has operated two main bases: Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo and Punta Cana International Airport, with a modern fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The airline connects the Dominican Republic with various destinations in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, offering safe and affordable travel.
For more information, visit www.arajet.com
Víctor Pacheco, Founder and CEO of Arajet Airlines, and Hall of Famer David Ortiz
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least seven people in Ukraine, officials said Saturday, while a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Krasnodar region killed two others, a day after a strike on a Ukrainian shopping center killed 16 people.
Moscow’s forces have recently intensified their ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine’s chronic shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense interceptors, the sole weapon in its arsenal able to shoot down the missiles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that one person was killed and another wounded in the latest attacks when ballistic missiles hit railway infrastructure in the capital, Kyiv, overnight.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its forces had hit a locomotive depot.
In a separate attack, local authorities said two people were killed Saturday afternoon in a Russian ballistic missile strike on the Kyiv region, which surrounds the capital.
Russian drone strikes also killed one person overnight in the Zaporizhzhia region, local officials said Saturday, with a daytime attack killing three others and wounding 15. Zelenskyy said that three people were also wounded in an attack on a minibus in the regional capital, also called Zaporizhzhia.
In Russia's southern Krasnodar region, authorities said that two children were killed and two adults were wounded in a Ukrainian drone strike.
The latest attacks came a day after Russian drones struck a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday.
Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said in the early hours of Saturday that the death toll had risen to 16 and nine people remain missing after the attack, which wounded another 130.
Kryvyi Rih is the hometown of Zelenskyy, who described the attack as a double-tap strike, in which an initial wave of drones hit the area followed by a second wave as rescue workers responded. The Ukrainian leader said the fire, which spread across 9,000 square meters (around 97,000 square feet), had been extinguished and rescue efforts were underway.
Kryvyi Rih has been hit multiple times during the 4½-year all-out war between Russia and Ukraine, with one of the deadliest occurring in April 2025, when 20 people were killed, including nine children.
Large-scale Russian strikes have become a regular occurrence this summer, with Friday’s attacks landing just 24 hours after Russia pounded Kyiv with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime assault that killed 16 people.
The capital has been hit hard repeatedly in recent weeks: 17 people were killed in a strike on Kyiv and its surrounding region just over two weeks ago, and nine died in another attack on the city two days before that. The United Nations said last week that Kyiv was one of the hardest-hit cities in July, with at least 54 civilians killed and 202 wounded.
At the same time, Ukraine has shifted the war onto Russian soil through long-range drone strikes on oil facilities that have caused fuel shortages across Russia. It also has unsettled the Russian public by striking warehouses of Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer.
The Russian online news outlet Astra reported Saturday that a Ukrainian drone set ablaze an oil refinery in the Samara region. Local officials said that damage was recorded at an unidentified “industrial facility” and a logistics center for Ozon, a competitor to Wildberries.
Zelenskyy said Saturday Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Samara, noting its distance some 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the front line.
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Valentyna Svertoka, 86, leans against a doorframe as she cleans her apartment in a partially damaged residential building the day after a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A local resident walks past destroyed vehicles and scattered debris the day after a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters work on a fire at a shopping mall following a Russian drone attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
People embrace each other near a burning shopping mall following a Russian drone attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo)
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Military administration, firefighters work on a fire at a shopping mall following a Russian drone attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Ukrainian Military administration via AP)
