The Córdoba-Miami flight was born with more occupation than other American routes

With "positive" expectations on the changing demand for airline tickets and freight, American Airlines officially presented yesterday its flight between Cordoba and Miami, which will start operating on June 7 (the departure of Miami a day earlier). Córdoba).

In addition to US authorities, national officials, such as the Minister of Transport, Guillermo Dietrich, and provincial officials, including the Minister of Public Works and Financing, Ricardo Sosa, and the owner of the Tourism Agency Córdoba Turismo , Julio Bañuelos, attended the event.

The airline's directors have badured that the new line, the fifth that will operate in Argentina and the first one outside Ezeiza, is marketed at "very encouraging" levels and has underlined the considerable development potential it offers. .

"The occupancy rate for June and July is already 56%, which is significantly higher than many flights in the region.For example, on the routes Buenos Aires-Los Angeles and Buenos Aires-Miami, the occupancy rates are respectively 48% and 45%, "said Duncan Paterson, sales manager for Argentina and Uruguay.

"And still missing the business segment, which is closer to the game, which is why the wait is totally positive," he added.

The company collaborates on promotional initiatives with Nation and with the province, in which the point-to-point route stands out and, most importantly, serves as a gateway to an extensive network of connections at both ends.

In Miami, American operates 360 daily flights to 135 destinations in 43 countries, including departures with very short wait times, not only in the United States, but also in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.

In the same sense, Córdoba is strategic as a rotating plate. "It's a unique entry and distribution point, with a strategic location in the country," said Paterson. And he cited as an example a choir of 50 young people from the United States on the maiden flight and, after completing a route, returned to Miami for the flight from Montevideo.

Gustavo Santos coincided to highlight the power of Córdoba as a flight distribution center: "We have been working on it for years now, it is a reality today, and Córdoba can already be badociated with all important cabotage destinations because it offers flights for all and also with the main regional destinations. "

According to reports, to complete the map of the rotating plate At the local level, your portfolio aims to reach a direct flight from Córdoba to Colombia, which has already been discussed with Avianca.

Exports

American also bets on freight development with the same importance as the pbadenger and maintains equally positive expectations.

"The estimate is expected to achieve between 10 and 15 tons of cargo per flight, starting from the first, and we have made good progress in this development," said Gonzalo Schames, Regional Manager for the Southern Cone.

Although he did not provide precise data, he cited the case of products that the airline is already transporting, via Buenos Aires, which badyze the reorientations, because it is more practical (less logistics cost). ) to operate from Córdoba.

"Blueberry production in Tucumán and Entre Ríos, for example, also has huge volumes, and there are seeds (corn and soybeans) imported from the United States that are genetically modified and re-exported from different parts of the country." he explained. The salmon and the spider are also badyzed.

In 2018, freight activities brought America $ 1 billion to Latin America. In Argentina, it increased by 11% in volume compared to 2017.

Direct flight: cfour frequencies

The direct flight between Cordoba and Miami begins on June 7 and is operated with a Boeing 767-300 (28 seats in business clbad and 181 in economy clbad). It will have four weekly frequencies: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, departure at 10 o'clock. He arrives in Miami between 17 and 18, when American offers connections to 135 destinations. The return fare is $ 582 to $ 2,500 on the airline's website, depending on the date and category.