AA 5979 then AA 3268 at Charlotte
New Bern → Charlotte → Punta Cana
Timetable, Charlotte time
12:25AA 5979 from New Bern at the gate
07:10AA 3268 to Punta Cana leaves the gate
18 h 45 apart on the timetable, overnight
AA 3268 leaves 18 h 45 after AA 5979 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.