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
