Since the low cost arrived, more than 3 million people have already taken the plane

On the first low-cost flight, on January 26, 189 passengers took an inaugural flight between Flya and Cordoba to go to Iguazu. It is their first experience in the air for more than 20% of passengers. On October 16, 2018, the Norwegian company Argentina made its maiden flight connecting the Jorge Newbery airport to the Córdoba airport. On Wednesday, April 10, it was JetSMART Argentina's turn to connect El Palomar Airport to Mendoza

Today, you can travel cheaply to 18 destinations in and outside the country 16 national and 2 international: El Palomar – in Greater Buenos Aires -, Aeroparque, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Corrientes, Posadas, Iguazú, Córdoba, Mendoza, Neuquén, Bariloche, Trelew, Rosario and Ushuaia – which were incorporated during the last month-; in addition to Santiago de Chile and Asunción (Paraguay). In addition, in the coming weeks, he will start serving Rio de Janeiro and Florianopolis since El Palomar.

The impact of the restriction decision operations in El Palomar: 30% of passengers and 5 canceled connections.

From October, the operation will be significantly affected by the time restriction imposed on El Palomar as of September 26, prohibiting take-offs and landings between 10 pm and 7 am. On average, about 30% of the total passengers arrived or departed from this airport in this time slot. This decision undermines the connectivity of the various provinces, as well as the availability of flights available to those in the interior of the country: in principle, the connections between Mendoza and Iguazú, from Flybondi, as well as that those of Cordova – Tucumán, Cordova – Neuquén have been canceled. , Mendoza – Tucumán and Mendoza – Neuquén, of JetSmart. In addition, they had to reschedule and cancel flights to most of the remaining destinations, affecting tens of thousands of passengers.

Beyond the need to reprogram, the normal operation of airlines based in El Palomar will be affected: a delay in arrival with an estimated time of arrival after 22 hours (for meteorological reasons, for example ) will have it sent back to another airport (Aeroparque or Ezeiza), then be brought back to El Palomar from 7 am the next morning.

Passengers in September: 41% more passengers compared to the country in 2015

During the month of September 2019, 1,325,000 passengers traveled on commercial cabotage flights, an increase of 41% over the same month of 2015: in the last 4 years, 384,000 people have joined. The year-to-year change from September 2018 shows an increase of 6%, while 1.25 million people were flying.

As part of the plane revolution plan, the Argentine commercial sector continues to grow. The statistical data are prepared by the Ministry of Transport, through the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) and the Integrated Aviation System (SIAC).

In September, more than 148,000 passengers were connected directly between airports in the interior of the country without going through Buenos Aires (Aeroparque, Ezeiza, El Palomar). This figure represents 118% more than in 2015.

Cordoba – Salta is one of the busiest routes, with around 14,000 passengers in both directions (33% more than in September 2018). Since the international airport engineer Ambrosio Taravella, located in the capital cordoba, the connections with Neuquén continue to grow, with more than 12,000 passengers, + 47% compared to September 2018 and Bariloche, with 10 000 passengers and a growth of 20% compared to the previous year.

The routes to and from Rosario have also increased significantly: Rosario – Salta has welcomed more than 4,800 passengers, with an annual variation of 154%; while Rosario – Iguazú had 4,000 passengers and a growth of 145%.

In terms of connectivity, more than 128,000 passengers have directly connected abroad without going through Buenos Aires. So far in 2019, this figure exceeds 1.46 million people, double the record of the first nine months of 2015, with 744,000 additional passengers.

Internationally, 1.1 million passengers were affected in September, 4% less than in September 2018, but 13% more than in the same month of 2015, with 127 000 additional passengers.