More openings: Aerolineas Argentinas increases the number of international flights

In recent weeks, the national government has announced several measures to ease restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, including the announcement of the international reopening of Argentina. Since yesterday, Chilean and Brazilian tourists can enter our country through the secure land corridors set up in the provinces of Mendoza and Misiones.

In addition, it was expected that From October 1, all tourists from neighboring countries will be able to enter the country, while travelers from the rest of the world will be able to do so from November 1.

In this context, Aerolineas Argentinas has announced the frequencies of its international flights approved by the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) from October 4 until the end of the month.

On the other hand, the rest of the airlines have not received the approval of the regulator and a few days after the end of September they do not know how they will be able to operate in October. Remember that the 1st of next month ends the Administrative Decree which set the entry quota at 16,100 passengers per week. Based on the international reopening announcements to receive tourists from neighboring countries, it can be assumed that from that date the quota will be increased or directly removed, although until the authorities have it, it will not be. not know for sure.

As has already been said, Aerolineas Argentinas has announced that it will increase its international frequencies: it will fly 4 times a week to Madrid, 9 more to Miami, about 3 times to New York, 3 times to Bogotá, 3 more to Lima, 2 to São Paulo, 3 to Santiago de Chile and 2 others in Asunción.

Besides, a weekly flight to Santa Cruz de La Sierra will operate again this week go to 2 per week from next Monday. And it maintains with Uruguay its 2 weekly flights to Montevideo and Punta del Este.

Then, the frequency program approved by Aerolineas Argentinas on October 4 would be composed as follows:

International flights operated from Ezeiza:

– He will travel to Miami every day, from Buenos Aires / Ezeiza (EZE) to Miami (MIA). For the reverse route, you will also have a daily flight.

– Buenos Aires-New York, will serve “the Big Apple” every Monday and Thursday. And for the reverse route, New York-Buenos Aires, will have flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

– Buenos Aires-Madrid, will have flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. While it will fly from Madrid to Ezeiza on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

– Towards Bogotá, it will operate on Wednesday, and return from the Colombian capital on Thursday.

– Buenos Aires-Lima, will serve the Peruvian capital on Tuesday and return from there to Ezeiza also on Tuesday.

International flights operated from Aeroparque:

– Buenos Aires-Asunción, will have operations on Tuesdays and Fridays and will return to the metropolitan airport on the same days.

– It will fly to Punta del Este every Thursday and Sunday and return from the Uruguayan city on the same days.

– Buenos Aires-Montevideo, will make this route every Tuesday and Friday and will return from the Uruguayan capital on the same days.

– Buenos Aires-San Pablo, will have flights on Monday and Thursday, and will return from there to the metropolitan airport on the same days.

– Buenos Aires-Santa Cruz de la Sierra, will only have one weekly flight on Wednesday and return from there on Thursday. The company has announced that from next week it will switch to two weekly frequencies with the Bolivian city.

– Buenos Aires-Santiago de Chile, will serve the Chilean capital on Mondays and Thursdays, with the same return days in Buenos Aires.

International flights operated from Mendoza:

At present, Mendoza’s “El Plumerillo” international airport is the only one outside Buenos Aires that has permission to operate internationally. The national carrier will maintain a single weekly frequency from there and to Santiago de Chile on Saturdays in October and will return on the same days to the capital Mendoza.

After this authorization and new start to operate from Mendoza, Pablo Ceriani, said the president of Aerolineas Argentinas; “This flight allows us to continue to strengthen connectivity from the region with flights without going through Buenos Aires. We are working on a very important seat offer for the summer season which will allow Mendoza and our entire network to have more functioning ”.

On the other hand, it is not yet known whether Aerolineas Argentinas will resume the connections it has been able to operate from and to Rome, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Salvador de Bahía, Cancun or Punta Cana.

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