Wednesday, November 15, 2023

ROUTE UPDATES: October 2023 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, American, Azul, British, Delta

Route Updates - October 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) - El Calafate (FTE) - 04Oct23 - 737 Series - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until beginning of April 2024

* Aerolineas Argentinas - El Calafate (FTE) - Ushuaia (USH) - xxOct23 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 -  2x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service increase in frequency from 10x/weekly, increasing again to 18x/weekly in November until March 2024

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Mendoza (MDZ) - Tucuman (TUC) - 02Oct23 - E-190 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: 

* Aerolineas Aegentinas - Rosario (ROS) - El Calafate (FTE) - 05Oct23 - 737-800 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until April 2024

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Trelew (REL) - El Calafate (FTE) - 04Oct23 - 737 Series - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until beginning of April 2024

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Trelew (REL) - Ushuaia (USH) - 03Oct23 - type ? - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until April 2024

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Tucuman (TUC) - Mar del Plata (MDQ) - 04Oct23 - E-190 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until beginning of April 2024

* American Airlines - Dallas Ft. Worth (DFW) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 29Oct23 - 787-9 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 4x/weekly for the summer high season until 29Mar24

* American Airlines - Miami (MIA) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 29Oct23 - 777-200ER, 777--300ER, 787-8 - 17x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 14x/weekly for start of the summer high season going up to 21x/weekly on 21Dec23 until 29Mar24 

* American Airlines - Miami (MIA) - Montevideo (MVD) - 29Oct23 - 787-8 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Will increase frequency temporarily to 1x/daily on 20Dec23 until 07Jan24 when will revert to 3x/weekly until 29Mar24 when seasonal summer service will end altogether

* Azul Linhas Aereas - Curitiba (CWB) - Montevideo (MVD) - 31Oct23 - E-195, E-195-E2 - 4x/weekly - Remarks:  

* Azul Linhas Aereas - Porto Alegre (POA) - Punta del Este (PDP) - 26Oct23 - type ? - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Suspending service until 17Dec23 

* British Airways - London Heathrow (LHR) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 29Oct23 - 777-200ER - 1x/daily - Remarks: 5x/weekly nonstop LHR-EZE flights with 787-8 and 787-9 being replaced with one-stops in GIG until at least March 2024

* Delta Air Lines - New York Kennedy (JFK) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 28Oct23 - 767-400ER - 1x/daily - Remarks: First JFK-EZE service by Delta since late 2008 / early 2009

ROUTE UPDATES: October 2023 - Part 2 - Ethiopian, Gol

Route Updates - October 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  

* Ethiopian Airlines - Addis Ababa (ADD) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 29Oct23 - A350-900 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Replacing 787-8 which will yield an increase from 270 to 348 seats

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 02Oct23 - 737-800, 737 MAX 8 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Only for month of October complementing 13x/weekly flights between GRU and AEP

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