Who owns Arajet?
Arajet is owned by Arajet (Dominican Republic).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Arajet Takes Flight as The Dominican Republic's New Ultra-Low Cost Airline, Bain Capital, 14 March 2022. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Arajet reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
- Origin
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Arajet
Arajet is an ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Santo Domingo, announced in March 2022 as the Caribbean market's first ultra-low-cost carrier. The announcement said it would start from Las Americas International Airport with flights to the Caribbean and Central America, later adding North American routes, and that Bain Capital Special Situations and Griffin Global Asset Management were its financial backers.
Ownership timeline of Arajet
Where Arajet sits in Arajet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
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|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
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| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Arajet
Arajet is a privately held company headquartered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Dominican ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Santo Domingo. Its March 2022 launch announcement says it is financially backed by Bain Capital Special Situations and Griffin Global Asset Management, that the Dominican government supports it, and that it is led by founder Victor Pacheco and Mike Powell. The investors' stakes are not given in that document.
🇩🇴 Arajet and other Dominican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 16 brands that began in Dominican Republic. 3 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Arajet is not one of them.
- Air Century — Air Century 🇩🇴
- SKYhigh Dominicana — SKYhigh Dominicana 🇩🇴
- Aprezio — Grupo Ramos 🇩🇴
- Brugal — Edrington 🇬🇧
- Choco Rica — Grupo Rica 🇩🇴
- Helados Bon — Grupo Nutresa 🇨🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Arajet?
The parent company of Arajet is Arajet, a privately held company headquartered in Dominican Republic.
Is Arajet Dominican?
Yes. Arajet originated in Dominican Republic and its owner, Arajet, is also headquartered in Dominican Republic.
Is Arajet still owned by Arajet?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Arajet is still owned by Arajet. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Arajet Takes Flight as The Dominican Republic's New Ultra-Low Cost Airline — Bain Capital, Official press release, published 14 March 2022; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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