Wednesday, August 16, 2023

ROUTE UPDATES: July 2023 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Europa, Andes, Boliviana, Gol

Route Updates - July 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 - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Bahia Blanca (BHI) - 03Jul23 - 737-700, 800, MAX 8 - frequency ? - Remarks: Adding one additional daily flight on this route with AEP-BHI aircraft overnighting in BHI for return flight to AEP the next day.

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Cancun (CUN) - Havana (HAV) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 07Jul23 - A330-200 - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Schedule through 2023 (editor was unable to confirm latter)

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Madrid (MAD) - 04Jul23 - A330-200 - 11x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 9x/weekly.

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Punta Cana (PUJ) - 01Jul23 - A330-200 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Schedule through 2023 (editor was unable to confirm latter)

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) - 09Jul23 - A330-200 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 4x/weekly.

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Cordoba (COR) - San Martin de los Andes (CPC) - xxJul23 - 737-800 - Frequency ? - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Ski Service. 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Mar del Plata (MDQ) - Bariloche (BRC) - 08Jul23 - 737-700, 737-800 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Ski Service. First flight westbound is on 08Jul23, last flight eastbound is 30Aug23.

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Rosario (ROS) - San Martin de los Andes (CPC) - 04Jul23 - 737-800 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Ski Service until 03Sep23.

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Salta (SLA) - Bariloche (BRC) - xxJul23 - Type ? - Frequency ? - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Ski Service. 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Bariloche (BRC) - 03Jul23 - 737 MAX 8 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Ski Service until mid-September.   

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - San Martin de los Andes (CPC) - 03Jul23 - 737-800 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Ski Service until 18Aug23 (editor was unable to confirm service).

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Ushuaia (USH) - 06Jul23 - 737-800 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Service until 17Aug23 (editor was unable to confirm service). 

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Tucuman (TUC) - Bariloche (BRC) - xxJul23 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Service suspended from late April to June, but restarting for the winter season in July.

* Air Europa - Madrid (MAD) - Cordoba (COR) - 16Jul23 - 787-9 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Existing Madrid (MAD) - Asuncion (ASU) - Cordoba (COR) flights being split into Madrid (MAD) - Asuncion (ASU) 4x/weekly and Madrid (MAD) - Cordoba (COR) 3x/weekly to shorten flight times and allow for more connections in Madrid (MAD).  New flight times will also result in more connections at Aerolineas Argentinas' Cordoba (COR) hub to Argentina "interior" points. 

* Andes Lineas Aereas - Rosario (ROS) - Bariloche (BRC) - 24Jul23 - 737-800 - frequency ? - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Ski Service - 2x flights in July.

* Andes Lineas Aereas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Bariloche (BRC) - 01Jul23 - 737-800 - frequency ? - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Ski Service - 9x flights in July.

* Boliviana - Cochabamba (CBB) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - xxJul23 - 737-800 - 3x/weekly -  Remarks: Increasing frequency from 1x/weekly.

* Boliviana - Santa Cruz de  la Sierra (VVI) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - xxJul23 - 737-800 - 11x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 9x/weekly.

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Florianopolis (FLN) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 01Jul23 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Service to complement daily FLN service to AEP.

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Fortaleza (FOR) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 01Jul23 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Service.

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Joao Pessoa (JPA) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 01Jul23 - 737 Series - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Service (?)

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Salvador (SSA) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 01Jul23 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Service .

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Montevideo (MVD) - 01Jul23 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 2x/daily - Remarks:  Reducing frequency from 17x/weekly until beginning of 2024.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

ROUTE UPDATES: July 2023 - Part 2 - Jetsmart Argentina, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile

Route Updates - July 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  

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - San Martin de los Andes (CPC) - 03Jul23 - A320-200 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Year-round service

* Jetsmart Argentina - Cordoba (COR) - Bariloche (BRC) - 01Jul23 - A320-200 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter restart but will operate through end of year

* Jetsmart Argentina - Mendoza (MDZ) - Bariloche (BRC) - 01Jul23 - A320-200 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter restart that will reduce to 3x/weekly in mid-August for the rest of the year

* LATAM Brasil - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 02Jul23 - A320 Series - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Restarting on this airport-pair after three months suspension of service.  Complement to 2x/weekly GIG-EZE flights

* LATAM Brasil - Sao Paulo Guearulhos (GRU) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 01Jul23 - A320 Series - 26x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 22x/weekly

* LATAM Chile - Santiago (SCL) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 01Jul23 - A320 Series - 10x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 7x/weekly