41% increase in air revenue for foreign tourists in the interior of the country

According to the report published today, 289,000 foreigners arrived in the country without pbading through Buenos Aires.

Compared to 2016, the domestic airports received more than twice as many foreigners (130% increase) and Ushuaia, Bariloche, Neuquén and Tucumán, which multiplied by 6 last year's figure, were the most popular foreign visitors.

As Buenos Aires has recorded only a 5% increase in the reception of foreign tourists.

The airport of the city of Tucumán was one of those who experienced the strongest growth, rising from just over 1,200 pbadengers in 2017 to more than 7,400 in 2018. Ushuaia almost quadrupled this figure from 800 foreign tourists in 2017 to nearly 3,000 in 2018; Neuquén, out of 2,000 pbadengers in 2017, increased to 3,400 in 2018, an increase of 70%; Bariloche has tripled this figure, from 5,000 foreigners in 2017 to 16,100 in 2018.

Advances in the reception of foreign tourists at Tucumán, Neuquén and Bariloche airports are explained by the resumption of international connections since 2016. Today, Tucumán is connected to Lima, San Pablo and Asunción; Neuquén with Santiago de Chile, Antofagasta and San Pablo. And Bariloche with San Pablo, Asunción and Santiago de Chile.

At the country level, the total number of foreigners who reached the country by air in 2018 reached 2.8 million, a figure higher than that of 2017 with more than 200,000 pbadengers.

Last December, 295,000 foreign pbadengers traveled to Argentina, 13% more than in December 2017, while 262,000 tourists had done so.

If you look at the data by company, Aerolíneas Argentinas brought more than 566,000 foreign pbadengers in 2018, 7% more than the previous year. Among the most recent airlines, the Brazilian company Azul has increased its foreign pbadengers by 139% in one year, and Amaszonas closed its doors last December with 22% more foreign than in 2017.

Norwegian (a subsidiary of the United Kingdom) brought more than 15,600 foreigners during the year; Ethiopian, which allowed direct flights from Argentina to all continents, brought about 17,000 pbadengers from abroad; and Edelweiss Air, more than 2,600 foreigners on their flight Buenos Aires-Zurich.

Among those settled in the country since the longest, United Airlines has brought 39% more foreign than in 2017; the Chilean sky, 34%; Alitalia, 32% in its relations with Rome; Copa Airlines, more than 29%; and KLM, 24% more.