Flights abroad: which are the first ones activated after quota changes

After the administrative decision which allows to increase the weekly quota of entry into the country of Argentinian passengers coming from abroad, the airlines have started to adapt their flight schedules according to the new measure. According to the new quotas established by the Government, the weekly admission places went from 4,200 to 5,200 during this week and then with a regime of gradual increase until reaching 7000 people per week.

The body responsible for authorizing the flights requested by each company is the National Civil Aviation Administration, which on Monday began communicating to each airline which flights will be authorized, although some companies have not yet received confirmation of dates. Faced with this uncertainty, they wait until the last minute so as not to have to cancel scheduled flights.

The official measure established that the entry quota will be 6,300 people for the week of July 17 to 23 and 7,000 for the weeks of July 24 to August 6.

The official measure established that the entry quota will be 6,300 people for the week of July 17 to 23 (around 900 people per day) and 7,000 for the weeks of July 24 to August 6 (around 1,000 people per day). day). Before the restrictions, the authorized entry quota was double: 2,000 people per day.

Over the weekend, companies in the commercial aviation sector held a briefing convened by Anac where the agency warned that there would be no special repatriation flights for Argentines. stranded abroad. “We express the concern that the problem of strandings is getting worse as more passengers are added day by day. We have already made it clear that the daily passenger quotas allocated are insufficient for the sustainability of our industry, ”explained Jurca, the chamber that brings together companies operating in the country.

Aerolineas Argentinas was the first to publish its list of confirmed flights for the next three weeks. From July 12 to 18, the company will have 18 operational flights: four flights to Miami, two to Madrid and one flight to Bogotá, all from Ezeiza, plus one flight to Asunción and one flight to Lima, from Aeroparque. During this time, it will have five flights from Miami, two flights from Madrid, one flight from Asunción and one flight from Bogotá.

For that same week, 29 flights were canceled: including five flights from Miami to Buenos Aires, and other flights to Madrid, Lima, San Pablo and Santiago de Chile.

From July 12 to 18, Aerolineas Argentinas will have 18 operational flights. For that same week, 29 flights were canceled

For the week of July 19 to 25, there will be 22 operational flights out of a total of 52 flights that had been scheduled. Among those enabled are four flights from Ezeiza to Miami, two flights from Ezeiza to Madrid, one flight from Ezeiza to New York, and flights to Asunción, Lima and Bogotá. In the opposite direction, four flights from Miami to Ezeiza, two from Madrid, one from New York and the rest from Asunción, Lima and Bogotá.

Meanwhile, for the week of July 26-31, there are 23 confirmed flights out of a total of 43 flights that had been scheduled. In addition, they indicated that they were already working on adapting the schedule of international flights for the week of August 1 to 6.

From the company, they informed the passengers that if their flights are in the “canceled” list that if the tickets were issued in a travel agency, they should manage them in the company where they were purchased. In the case of passengers with tickets issued by Aerolineas Argentinas, they will be able to fill out a form in order to have priority on confirmed flights.

In the event that they do not need to travel in the next few days, they will be able to reuse their ticket free of charge, provided that their new trip ends before April 30, 2022 and is during the same season as the ticket. origin. The change must be made before the end of the year in which the ticket was purchased. It is not necessary to carry out immediate management.

Latam has planned that, based on current restrictions, it will not operate flights to Brazil and Chile until August 6. “After August 6, flights to Brazil and Chile will be subject to the arrangements adopted by the Argentine government,” they said. The passengers concerned will be able to change the date of their passage free of charge, depending on the seats currently available. The company was awaiting information on its route to Lima, Peru.

The other companies consulted are also awaiting official confirmation to publish their scheduled flight schedules in the coming weeks.

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