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.

Sources:

www.aa2000.com.ar

www.aviacionline.com
www.aviacionnews.com

www.flightradar24.com

www.flightstats.com

www.sirchandler.com

ROUTE UPDATES: June 2023 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Andes, Boliviana, Gol, Jetsmart Argentina

Route Updates - June 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 not always verified by your editor.

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

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Rosario (ROS) - Reconquista (RCQ) - 21Jun23 - E190 - 2x/weekly - Remarks:

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Rome Fiumicino (FCO) - xxJun23 - A330-200 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 3x/weekly

* Andes Lineas Aereas - Puerto Iguazu (IGR) - Bariloche (BRC) - 19Jun23 - 737-800 - Remarks:  Student charter flight marking Andes Lineas Aereas first restart of service since before the pandemic 

* Boliviana - Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - xxJun23 - A330-200 - Remarks: 

A330-200 occasionally subbing for 737 on EZE route for crew familiarization prior to flying on MAD and MIA routes

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Fortaleza (FOR) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 24Jun23 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/weekly - Remarks:

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Mendoza (MDZ) - 01Jun23 - A320-200 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Increased frequency

Sources:

www.aa2000.com.ar

www.aviacionline.com
www.aviacionnews.com

www.flightradar24.com

www.flightstats.com

www.sirchandler.com

ROUTE UPDATES: March 2023 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Europa, American Airlines, Boliviana, British Airways, Flybondi

Route Updates - March 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 not always verified by your editor.

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

* Aerolineas Argentinas - Corrientes (CNQ) - Cordoba (COR) - 15Mar23 - E190 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Temporary service between 15Mar23 and 29May23 replacing flights normally operated between RES-COR while the former airport undergoes runway work. 

* Air Europa - Madrid (MAD) - Asuncion (ASU) - Cordoba (COR) - 28Mar23 - 787-8 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 5x/weekly in December to 6x/weekly in January, February and March until 28Mar23.

* American Airlines - Miami (MIA) - Montevideo (MVD) - 25Mar23 - 787-8 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Discontinued Seasonal Summer Service after five months, reportedly until 30Oct23.

* American Airlines - Dallas-Ft. Worth - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - xxMar23 - 787-8 - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Frequency reduction from 1x/daily at end of high season.

* Boliviana - Cochabamba (CBB) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 08Mar23 - 737-800 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: One of the weekly EZE-CBB flights stops in VVI.

* British Airways - London-Heathrow (LHR) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 24Mar23 - 787-8 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Increase in LHR-EZE nonstop service from 3x/weekly to 5x/weekly to replace LHR-GRU-EZE 3x/weekly one-stop flights that have operated since March 2021. Discontinued A350-1000 to EZE with the phasing out of LHR-GRU-EZE flights, which will be replaced by 787-8 and 787-9 service on LHR-EZE nonstops.  

* Flybondi - Cordoba (COR) - Salta (SLA) - 02Mar23 - 737-800 - 3x/weekly 

Sources:

www.aviacionline.com
www.sirchandler.com
www.aviacionnews.com

ROUTE UPDATES: November 2021 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas, American Airlines, Boliviana

Route Updates - November 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   

American                 Dallas-Ft. Worth             Buenos Aires                01Nov21     787-9           1x/daily

Airlines                    (DFW)                             Ezeiza (EZE)

American                 Miami (MIA)                    Buenos Aires                01Nov21     777-300 /     2x/daily                Airlines                                                            Ezeiza (EZE)                                   787-8

American                 New York Kennedy         Buenos Aires                01Nov21     777-200      1x/daily

Airlines                    (JFK)                               Ezeiza (EZE)

Boliviana                 Santa Cruz (VVI)             Buenos Aires                01Nov21    737-800 /     1x/daily                                                                                           Ezeiza (EZE)                                   767-300                                         

Aerolineas               Buenos Aires                   Iguazu (IGR)                01Nov21    A330-200     5x/weekly

Argentinas               Ezeiza (EZE)

* Remarks:  A330 new on this route.  Increasing to 1x/daily January through March 2022 high season 

Sources:

www.aviacionline.com

www.sirchandler.com

www.aviacionnews.com

ROUTE UPDATES: November 2021 - Part 5 - Boliviana, Cubana, Jetsmart Argentina, Jetsmart Chile

Route Updates - November 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   

Cubana                    Havana (HAV)                 Buenos Aires               20Nov21     IL-96-300     1x/weekly

                                                                          Ezeiza (EZE)

Boliviana                 Santa Cruz (VVI)             Buenos Aires               26Nov21     737-700/800 9x/weekly

                                                                          Ezeiza (EZE)                                  767-300

* Remarks: Increase from 7x/weekly for December and January on seasonal basis    

Jetsmart                  Santiago (SCL)                Buemos Aires                                  A320            5x/weekly

Argentina & Chile                                            Ezeiza (EZE)

* Remarks: Jetsmart Chile 4x/weekly and Jetsmart Argentina 1x/weekly with many different animal tails ! 

Sources:

www.aviacionline.com

www.sirchandler.com

www.aviacionnews.com

ROUTE UPDATES: Argentina "Regular" Flights Restart - #3 of 4 - Other Latin American Carriers - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) Departures - Week of 07-13Dec

The text immediately below this introduction is repeated from previous posting "ROUTE UPDATES: Argentina "Regular" Flights Restart - #1 of 4 - Aerolineas Argentinas - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) Departures - Week of 07-13Dec" to give context to the information regarding resumption of service by other Latin American carriers (non-Argentine) departing Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) in the second half of this posting: 

Regularly scheduled airline services came to an abrupt halt in Argentina on 20Mar20 with only "special" flights operated, mostly for the repatriation of both Argentines stranded overseas and foreigners marooned in Argentina, until 22Oct20 when "regular" flights were resumed. 

Many special cargo flights were also operated (and continue to be flown), such as at least sixteen Aerolineas Argentinas flights to Shanghai, China that brought back to Argentina massive numbers of masks, gowns and other equipment to be used in the fight against COVID-19.     

The resumption of "regular" flights in October was exclusively out of Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) because the capital's two other airports were and still are closed.  

Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) is not operational due to the airfield's sole runway being resurfaced and extended (work scheduled to be finished in March/April) and the reopening of Buenos Aires El Palomar (EPA) was deemed inefficient costwise, considering that Ezeiza is operating well below capacity, so EPA's two carriers, Flybondi and Jetsmart, have been directed to fly out of EZE, at least for now. 

At first, only about a dozen "regular" flights per day flew out of EZE but this increased significantly to an average of 47 daily departures during the week of 07-13Dec with a total of 332 flights being operated by all airlines from EZE during that period.  

Avianca Colombia A330-200, N974AV (c/n 1208), at Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) on 10Jan17.  The airline only has three A330-200's in service with a further three parked due to the pandemic.  (Phil Perry Photo)  

Services operated during the week of 07-13Dec:

Aeromexico - Operated 4 flights to Mexico City (MEX) using 787-9 - 3 weekly flights less than normal  

Avianca Colombia - Operated 3 flights to Bogota (BOG) using 787-8 - 3 weekly flights less than normal

Boliviana - 7 flights total (1x/daily) to Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI) with 4 737-300 alternating with 3 767-300 - about normal  

COPA Panama - 7 flights total (1x/daily), all with 737-800 to Panama City (PTY) - normally operate 3x/daily 

LATAM Brazil - 7 flights operated with A320 to Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - normally have about 28x/weekly

LATAM Chile - 11 flights operated with A320 to Santiago (SCL) - normally have about 33x/weekly (including flights that used to be operated by LATAM Argentina) 

LATAM Peru - 9 flights operated with A320 to Lima (LIM) - normally have about 21x/weekly (including flights that used to be operated by LATAM Argentina) 

Paranair - 3 flights flown by CRJ-200 to Asuncion (ASU) - about half of normal 

Sky Airline - 5 flights flown by A320neo to Santiago (SCL) - normally have about 14x/weekly 

Comments:

In normal times without a pandemic and also the economic consequences to the Argentine and world economies: 

* Flights between Buenos Aires and Santiago (SCL) typically totaled 65x/weekly with another 30x/weekly or so flights from other Argentine cities to SCL compared to only 21x/weekly currently being flown collectively between Aerolineas Argentinas, LATAM Chile and Sky Airline.

* Flights between Buenos Aires and Brazil typically totaled 145x/weekly to 14 airports with another 40x/weekly or so flights from other Argentine cities to Brazil compared to only 20x/weekly currently being flown collectively between Aerolineas Argentinas and LATAM Brazil.  Normally there would also be flights by Azul and Gol.  The sharp reduction in flights reflects the lack of Argentines traveling to Brazilian beach areas.  

* Flights between Buenos Aires and Lima (LIM) totaled 42x/weekly with another 14x/weekly or so flights from other Argentine cities to LIM compared to only 9x/weekly currently being flown by only LATAM Peru (Aerolineas Argentinas normally also flies the route).  

Sources:

www.aa2000.com.ar

www.flightstats.com

airfleets.net