Friday, March 15, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: February 2024 - Gol, Jetsmart Chile

Route Updates - February 2024

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are usually not verified by your editor.

Airline - Route Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 19Feb24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 13x/weekly -Remarks: 7x/weekly GIG-AEP flights moving to join 6x/weekly GIG-EZE flights

* Jetsmart Chile - Montevideo (MVD) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 01Feb24 - A320-200, A321neo - 1x/daily - Remarks:  

Thursday, February 15, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: January 2024 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, COPA, Flybondi, Gol, Jetsmart Argentina

Route Updates - January 2024 - Part 1

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are usually not verified by your editor.

Airline - Route Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Bariloche (BRC) - Montevideo (MVD) - 02Jan24 - 737-800 - 2x/weekly -Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until end of March

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Cordoba (COR) - Florianopolis (FLN) - 02Jan24 - 737-800 - 3x/weekly -Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 18Feb24

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Cordoba (COR) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 01Jan24 - 737-800 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until mid-February

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Mar del Plata (MDQ) - Montevideo (MVD) - 03Jan24 - E-190 -  2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 03Mar23 - SERVICE CANCELLED although it appears to have operated at least one flight

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Mendoza (MDZ) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 03Jan24 - 737 MAX 8 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until mid-February

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Resistencia (RES) - Puerto Iguazu (IGR) - 03Jan24 - E-190 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 03Mar24

* Aeromexico - Mexico City (MEX) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 12Jan24 - 787-8, 787-9 - 2x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 1x/daily to 2x/daily until 17Feb24 

* COPA - Panama City (PTY) - Cordoba (COR) - 01Jan24 - 737-800 - 2x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 11x/weekly for January only

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Mar del Plata (MDQ) - 01Jan24 - 737-800 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 03Mar24 but was extended until xxMay24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Brasilia (BSB) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 02Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 04Feb24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Florianopolis (FLN) - Cordoba (COR) - 01Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 13Feb24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Florianopolis (FLN) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 01Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 15x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service with 15x/weekly in January and 7x/weekly in March until 01Apr24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Fortaleza (FOR) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 03Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 14Feb24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Maceio (MCZ) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) or Ezeiza (EZE) ? - 04Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 1x/weekly

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Natal (NAT) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 02Jan24 - 737 MAX 8 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Additional frequency to the existing 1x/weekly flight via João Pessoa (JPA) 

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Navegantes (NVT) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 03Jan24 - 737-800 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service with 5x/weekly flights until 17Feb24, followed by 3x/weekly service until 30Mar24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Porto Seguro (BPS) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 06Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 31Mar24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Recife (REC) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 04Jan24 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 03Apr24 complementing year-round 1x/weekly flights to AEP

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 02Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 9x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 15Feb24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Rosario (ROS) - 02Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: 

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Salvador de Bahia (SSA) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 05Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service with frequency reducing to 1x/weekly in mid-February and March. Service complements year-round 1x/weekly flights to AEP

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Cordoba (COR) - 02Jan24 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Asuncion (ASU) - 07Jan24 - A320-200 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 3x/weekly

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Jujuy (JUJ) - xxJan24 - A320-200 - 1x/daily - Remarks: 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Florianopolis (FLN) - approx. 17Jan24 - A320-200 - 9x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 7x/weekly, with a further increase to 10x/weekly in February, reduction to 7x/weekly in March and 5x/weekly after the summer. 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Rio de Janeiro (GIG) - approx. 17Jan24 - A320-200 - 17x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until first week of March when will be reduced to 2x/daily

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ROUTE UPDATES: January 2024 - Part 2 - Jetsmart Chile, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, LATAM Peru, Sky

Route Updates - January 2024 - Part 2

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are usually not verified by your editor.

Airline - Route Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* Jetsmart Chile - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - 01Jan24 - A320, A321neo - 6x/weekly -Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 4x/weekly 

* LATAM Brasil - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 01Jan24 - A320-200, A320neo - 1x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 5x/weekly 

* LATAM Chile - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - 02Jan24 - A320-200 - 2x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase of frequency from 10x/weekly 

* LATAM Peru - Lima (LIM) - Mendoza (MDZ) - 03Jan24 - A319, A320-200 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 4x/weekly

* Sky Airline - Lima (LIM) - Montevideo (MVD) - Florianopolis (FLN) - 03Jan24 - A320neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Route operated under international "Fifth-Freedom" rights, whereby an airline may carry revenue passengers and cargo between two other countries as part of a route that includes an airport within its own home country.  So Sky can fly revenue passengers and cargo between Montevideo and Florianopolis and v.v. as part of their route orginating/terminating in Santiago.

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - Salvador de Bahia (SSA) - 02Jan24 - A320neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Route operated under international "Fifth-Freedom" rights, whereby an airline may carry revenue passengers and cargo between two other countries as part of a route that includes an airport within its own home country.  So Sky can fly revenue passengers and cargo between Montevideo and Salvador de Bahia and v.v. as part of their route orginating/terminating in Santiago.

Monday, January 15, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: December 2023 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, American, Azul, Flybondi, Gol

Route Updates - December 2023 - Part 1

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are usually not verified by your editor.

Airline - Route Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Bariloche (BRC) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 18Dec23 - A330-200 - frequency ? - Remarks: Flying EZE-BRC-AEP-IGR-EZE on 18Dec23

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Bariloche (BRC) - El Calafate (FTE) - 17Dec23 - 737-800 - 1x/daily -Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service that started in October increasing in frequency from 3x/weekly.  Service will end in April 2024. 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Merlo (RLO) - 21Dec23 - 737-700 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Upgrading from E-190 with 96 seats to 737-700 with 128 seats, possibly only seasonally for the summer

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Cancun (CUN) - 18Dec23 - A330-200 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service increase in frequency from 4x/weekly

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Puerto Iguazu (IGR) - 18Dec23 - A330-200 - frequency ? - Remarks: Some frequencies operated with wide-bodies, presumably on Seasonal Summer basis  

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Punta Cana (PUJ) - 21Dec23 - A330-200 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 3x/weekly 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Salvador de Bahia (SSA) - 18Dec23 - A330-200 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service replacing AEP-SSA flights until 31Mar24, after which AEP-SSA flights will resume with 737 Series aircraft

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Cordoba (COR) - Mar del Plata (MDQ) - 23Dec23 - E-190, 737-800 - 5x/weekly - Remarks:  Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 3x/weekly 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Mendoza (MDZ) - Santiago (SCL) - 21Dec23 - E-190 - 2x/weekly - Remarks:  Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 1x/weekly 

* American Airlines - New York Kennedy (JFK) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 05Dec23 - 777-200ER - 10x/weekly - Remarks: Increased frequency from 1x/daily for summer high season until 13Feb24 when will return to daily service.  Possibly intended to discourage Delta on this route which the latter carrier started on 28Oct23 for the first time since 2009

* American Airlines - Miami (MIA) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 21Dec23 - 777-200ER, 777-300ER, 787-8 - 3x/daily - Remarks: Increased frequency from 17x/weekly for summer high season until 29Mar24

* American Airlines - Miami (MIA) - Montevideo (MVD) - 21Dec23 - 787-8 - 1x/daily -Remarks: Increase in frequency from 3x/weekly is temporary until 07Jan24 when it will revert to 3x/weekly until 29Mar24 when seasonal summer service will end altogether

* Azul Linhas Aereas - Florianopolis (FLN) - Montevideo (MVD) - 15Dec23 - E-195-E2 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service 

* Azul Linhas Aereas - Porto Alegre (POA) - Punta del Este (PDP) - 17Dec23 - A320neo -  2x/weekly - Remarks: Restart of service suspended on 26Oct23

* Azul Linhas Aereas - Recife (REC) - Montevideo (MVD) - 17Dec23 - A320neo -  3x/weekly -Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service increase in frequency from 2x/weekly

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Florianopolis (FLN) - xxDec23 - 737-800 - 1x/daily - Remarks:  Seasonal Summer increase in frequency until March 2024 

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Florianopolis (FLN) - xxDec23 - 737-800 - 1x/daily -Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency going to 2x/daily during January, reverting to 1x/daily in February until March 2024 

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - xxDec23 - 737-800 - 3x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 2x/daily.  Going to 4x/daily during January, reverting to 3x/daily in February until end of season in March 2024 when will go to off season frequency of 2x/daily

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Belo Horizonte (CNF) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 16Dec23 - 737 Series - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 17Feb24 

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Fortaleza (FOR) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 16Dec23 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 17Feb24 

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Montevideo (MVD) - 16Dec23 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until end of Jan24

ROUTE UPDATES: December 2023 - Part 2 - LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, LATAM Peru, Paranair, Qatar Airways, Sky Airline

Route Updates - December 2023 - Part 2

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started service on the indicated routes on the listed dates.  Many of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are usually not verified by your editor.

Airline - Route Eff Date - Aircraft Type - Flight Frequency - Remarks  

* LATAM Brasil - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Montevideo (MVD) - 01Dec23 - A320-200, A321 - 17x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 2x/daily

* LATAM Chile - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - xxDec23 - A320-200 - 12x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 9x/weekly with another increase to 14x/weekly in January, reverting to 12x/weekly in February

* LATAM Peru - Lima (LIM) - Cordoba (COR) - 01Dec23 - A319, A320-200 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 5x/weekly 

* LATAM Peru - Lima (LIM) - Montevideo (MVD) - 01Dec23 - A320-200 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 5x/weekly 

* LATAM Peru - Lima (LIM) - Salta (SLA) - 01Dec23 - A319 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Restart of service after almost four years (since before the pandemic)

 * Paranair - Asuncion (ASU) - Punta del Este (PDP) - 25Dec23 - CRJ-200 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service.  Daily flights between 25-30Dec23 followed by 3x/weekly until 11Feb24

* Qatar Airways - Doha (DOH) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 08Dec23 - 777-300ER - 1x/daily - Remarks: Post pandemic restart of route 

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Bariloche (BRC) - 02Dec23 - A320neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until mid-April