Without a minimum price, the low cost will offer flights inland between $ 400 and $ 700 per section

Flybondi, the only low cost airline that currently operates cabotage flights in the country, is preparing to start offering fares lower than the current ones, once it comes into effect, through the official newspaper, the government decision to eliminate the minimum tariff band for purchases 30 days in advance.

From the air carrier commissioned by Julian Cook they explained that, once in force, they would offer flights between El Palomar and Córdoba at $ 399 a stretch, for example $ 697. To this amount must be added the taxes and, if necessary, the costs of shipping baggage and consumption on board, which, according to them, are also inexpensive, with values ​​of 20 to 50 dollars, similar to those found On public roads

Thus, once in force, they could launch flights from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazú from $ 534 per section, compared to the current $ 890, or Bariloche from $ 743 , against the $ 1238 offered today. According to the decision announced by the Minister of Transport, Guillermo Dietrich, last Monday, these rates would be made available to those who would buy at least 30 days in advance, for tickets starting August 15.

From Flybondi furthermore, that "for specific routes, depending on the day of the week or seasonality and with greater anticipation at the date of the trip", plan to offer "from 40% to 70% discount on current rates. "

"Our current occupation is on average 62% and 65%, with some roads well above and others lower.When we can offer lower rates, we plan to increase the rate of return. occupancy at nearly 90%. "they said of Flybondi, which now operates 17 domestic roads; the most recent, in Iguazú and Santiago del Estero

of Norwegian Air Argentina, they badured that they had not yet set their tariffs, since they will start selling their cabotage flights in August, which would take off in the last quarter

Flybondi, which was carrying 268.00 since January, has five operational aircraft today and plans to receive the sixth before October. The company, which has 85 lines allocated (43 cabotages), asked the Anac (Administration of National Civil Aviation) a month ago for another 361 lines, including 186 national ones. "Interprovincial roads work very well, for example, Córdoba Iguazú has a very strong occupation, the new order is focused on these roads, cabotage 186, only 8 leave from El Palomar," they explained.

It operates international flights, which should begin at the end of the year, when El Palomar will be united to Uruguay and Paraguay.

The measure to remove the minimum band will completely affect the intercity bus companies already affected pbadenger decline, due to high costs and reduced air fares. Although buses unite several destinations in the country, to which planes do not arrive, are affected by air competition in the most profitable: the largest cities or tourists. Today, some routes are cheaper by plane and, with the change, the gap will be widened.

For years, the intercity sector has been demanding a new regulatory framework that will allow it to become competitive. They claim that by providing a service considered "public transport", they are obliged to respect certain services and frequencies, while the airlines do not have these requirements.

In August 2017, the government implemented a change in the tariff band, which gave them more flexibility to lower or raise prices according to demand. But they claim, moreover, to be able to adapt to demand, to add services to more popular destinations and to withdraw others with limited occupancy; a code shared between companies; a specific day of work (shift by shift) and ends with precarious permits, because they are due