Why United Airlines will suspend the route between Buenos Aires and New York

The US airline United Airlines, will temporarily stop its flights from October between Buenos Aires and New York, because of the decline in the demand for tickets for this link, confirmed by the Telam sources of the company.

United had inaugurated the frequency between Ezeiza and the Newark International Airport in October 2017, adding it to the daily flight already scheduled for Houston, but as of October 26, this flight will be suspended.

"We are constantly reviewing and monitoring the demand for travel in all the markets we serve and, due to a low activity of leisure and work trips between Newark and Buenos Aires, we have decided to suspend the service, "said Jonathan Guerin, public relations manager at United.

However, the manager stated that they would continue "to operate our daily non-stop service between our hub in Houston and Ezeiza" and that it was a "suspension" as it could to be resumed in the future if conditions changed.

During the second quarter, the occupancy factor on the Buenos Aires-Newark route was 85.6% according to ANAC data, a figure that marks the decrease in the number of pbadengers that forced the airlines to lower their prices to stay competitive. which suffers from the cover of the costs of exploitation.