Monday, November 29, 2021

ROUTE UPDATES: October 2021 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Flybondi

 Route Updates - October 2021 - Part 1

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started on the indicated dates.  Most, maybe all, of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are not always verified.

Airline                      Origin                             Destination                 Eff Date      Type            Frequency   

Flybondi                  Cordoba (COR)              Neuquen (NQN)           01Oct21      737-800       2x/weekly

Aerolineas               Buenos Aires                  Santa Cruz (VVI)          06Oct21      E-190          1x/weekly
Argentinas               Aeroparque (AEP)

Aerolineas               Buenos Aires                  Bogota (BOG)              06Oct21      A330-200    1x/weekly  
Argentinas               Ezeiza (EZE)
* Remarks:  A330-200 replaced 737-700

Flybondi                  Cordoba (COR)               Salta (SLA)                  07Oct21      737-800      1x/weekly

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Sunday, November 28, 2021

ROUTE UPDATES: October 2021 - Part 2 - American, COPA, Jetsmart Argentina

 Route Updates - October 2021 - Part 2

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started on the indicated dates.  Most, maybe all, of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are not always verified.

Airline                      Origin                             Destination                 Eff Date      Type            Frequency  

American                 Dallas-Ft. Worth             Buenos Aires                14Oct21      777-200       3x/weekly
Airlines                    (DFW)                             Ezeiza (EZE)
* Remarks: Might have started even earlier than 14Oct21

Jetsmart                  Buenos Aires                  Jujuy (JUJ)                    14Oct21      A320            3x/weekly
Argentina                 Aeroparque (AEP)

COPA                       Panama City (PTY)         Buenos Aires                17Oct21      737 MAX 9   1x/daily       
Panama                                                            Ezeiza (EZE) 

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ROUTE UPDATES: October 2021 - Part 3 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Jetsmart Argentina, LATAM Chile

Route Updates - October 2021 - Part 3

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started on the indicated dates.  Most, maybe all, of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are not always verified.

Airline                      Origin                             Destination                 Eff Date      Type            Frequency  

Aerolineas               Buenos Aires                  Rio de Janeiro             19Oct21       737-800      2x/weekly
Argentinas               Aeroparque (AEP)          Galeao (GIG)

Jetsmart                   Salta (SLA)                     Iguazu (IGR)               19Oct21       A320           2x/weekly
Argentina

LATAM Chile            Santiago (SCL)               Buenos Aires               19Oct21      A320 
                                                                          Aeroparque (AEP)

LATAM Chile            Sao Paulo                       Buenos Aires               19Oct21      A320 
                                  Guarulhos (GRU)            Aeroparque (AEP) 

ROUTE UPDATES: October 2021 - Part 4 - Jetsmart Argentina, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile

Route Updates - October 2021 - Part 4

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started on the indicated dates.  Most, maybe all, of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are not always verified.

Airline                      Origin                             Destination                 Eff Date      Type            Frequency  

LATAM Chile           Santiago (SCL)               Mendoza (MDZ)           19Oct21      A320            3x/weekly

Jetsmart                  Buenos Aires                  Comodoro                     20Oct21      A320            3x/weekly
Argentina                 Aeroparque (AEP)          Rivadavia (CRD)

LATAM                     Sao Paulo                       Mendoza (MDZ)           20Oct21      A320            3x/weekly
Brasil                        Guarulhos (GRU)

ROUTE UPDATES: October 2021 - Part 5 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Flybondi, Jetsmart Argentina

Route Updates - October 2021 - Part 5

The following airlines / flights are confirmed to have started or re-started on the indicated dates.  Most, maybe all, of the services are the resumption of flights that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Increases / decreases in flight frequency are not always verified.

Airline                      Origin                             Destination                 Eff Date      Type            Frequency  

Aerolineas               Cordoba (COR)               El Calafate (FTE)        25Oct21      E-190 /         2x/weekly            Argentinas                                                                                                              737-800

Jetsmart                  Rosario (ROS)                 Neuquen (NQN)          29Oct21      A320            2x/weekly
Argentina
* Remarks:  Dropped route eff 29Oct21

Flybondi                  Cordoba (COR)               Iguazu (IGR)                31Oct21     737-800        2x/weekly

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

FLEET UPDATE: Flybondi 737-800, LV-HKN, returned from Mexico to Argentina with new tail design on 04Nov21

Flybondi 737-800, LV-HKN (c/n 30734/2477), flew to Mexico for maintenance work in early October where its normal yelow tail color design was replaced with a white tail featuring images representative of the various provinces of Argentina that Flybondi flies to, as illustrated in this photo: 

Flybondi 737-800, LV-HKN (c/n 30734/2477), on final approach to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) upon its return from Mexico City (MEX) on 04Nov21, sporting its new tail design.  (Gabriel Gomez photo reproduced with his permission)

Link to Gabriel's photo of LV-HKN on jetphotos.com: 


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The design reportedly represents a change of livery for the Argentine LCC, which, if true, would mean that the rest of the carrier's fleet will be repainted with tail images too.

LV-HKN has seven different images on the right side of its tail but a total of eighteen images representing Argentine wildlife, natural landmarks, iconic structures and other cultural symbols, will reportedly be applied to Flybondi's fleet.

LV-HKN flew from Mexico City (MEX) to Guayaquil (GYE) and on to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE), arriving at the Argentine capital's main international airport on 04Nov21.  The aircraft immediately went back into service with Flybondi on the morning of 05Nov21, flying 3-4 roundtrips from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) to Argentine domestic destinations each day since then. 

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