ROUTE UPDATES: December 2021 - Part 3 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Canada, COPA, Sky Airline Peru

Route Updates - December 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                  Bariloche (BRC)           06Dec22      A330-200    2x/daily  

Argentinas               Ezeiza (EZE)

Remarks: Increasing A330-200 service to 2x/daily during December, returning to 1x/daily in January

Air Canada               Montreal (YUL)               Buenos Aires               10Dec22      787-8/9       5x/weekly

                                                                          Ezeiza (EZE)

Remarks: Via Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU)

 

COPA                        Panama City (PTY)        Buenos Aires               12Dec22      737 MAX 9  14x/weekly

                                                                          Ezeiza (EZE)

Remarks: Increasing service during course of November and December from 7x/weekly to 10x/weekly to 12x/weekly to 14x/weekly 

Sky Airline Peru       Lima (LIM)                      Buenos Aires               13Dec22      A320neo     4x/weekly 

                                                                          Ezeiza (EZE)   

Sources:

www.aviacionline.com

www.sirchandler.com

www.aviacionnews.com

ROUTE UPDATES: November 2021 - Part 4 - Azul LInhas Aereas, COPA, LATAM Chile, LATAM Peru

Route Updates - November 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   

Azul Linhas             Porto Alegre (POA)         Montevideo (MVD)      10Nov21      E-195-E2    4x/weekly

Aereas

* Remarks: Increasing to daily on 20Dec21

LATAM Chile           Santiago (SCL)                Cordoba (COR)           15Nov21      A320           3x/weekly

LATAM Peru            Lima (LIM)                       Cordoba (COR)           15Nov21      A320           3x/weekly

COPA                       Panama City (PTY)         Cordoba (COR)           16Nov21      737-800      3x/weekly

Sources:

www.aviacionline.com

www.sirchandler.com

www.aviacionnews.com

ROUTE UPDATES: Aerolineas Argentinas transferred domestic 737-700 / 800 flights from Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) to Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - 22-27Mar21 - Part 2

Aerolineas Argentinas

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Ushuaia (USH) - eff 22Mar21 - 737-800 - first day of flights on this route with 737NG series, started same route last week with E-190

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Asuncion (ASU) - eff 23Mar21 - 737-800 - first day of flights on this route with 737NG series, started same route last week with E-190

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Bahia Blanca (BHI) - eff 23Mar21 - 737-700 - first day of flights on this route with 737NG series, started same route last week with E-190

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Calafate (FTE) - eff 23Mar21 - 737-800 

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Cordoba (COR) - eff 23Mar21 - 737-800 - first day of flights on this route with 737NG series, started same route last week with E-190

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Iguazu (IGR) - eff 23Mar21 - 737-800 - first day of flights on this route with 737NG series, started same route last week with E-190

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Lima (LIM) - eff 23Mar21 - 737-800 - first time this route has been flown out of Aeroparque, previously operated from Ezeiza

* Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Rio Grande (RGA) - eff 23Mar21 - 737-800 

Sources:

www.aviacionline.com

www.sirchandler.com

www.aa2000.com.ar

www.flightstats.com

ROUTE UPDATES: February 2021 - Part 1 - Aerolineas Argentinas - Cancelled 50 International Flights

Route Updates - February 2021 - Part 1

The Argentine Government's ANAC national aviation authority issued an order on 26Jan21 requiring airlines to reduce the number of flights from Argentina to Europe, Mexico and the United States by 30% and to Brazil by 50%, effective 01Feb21.

Aerolineas Argentinas 

Cancelled 50 international flights in February, including some frequencies on these routes:

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Cancun (CUN)   

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Lima (LIM) 

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Madrid (MAD)

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Miami (MIA)

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) 

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) 

  

Sources:

www.aviacionline.com

www.sirchandler.com

www.aviacionnews.com

ROUTE UPDATES: Avianca & Avianca Argentina

* Cordoba (COR) - Lima (LIM) - eff 17Nov17 - APPROVAL REJECTED

Avianca had planned to start this service using E190's but approval of the flight was rejected, which came as a surprise given the current Argentine national government's apparent policy of approving almost all new proposed airline service.  LATAM Peru already flies this route so maybe the government considered that flights by both Avianca and LATAM Peru to their respective hubs in Lima (LIM) would be too much capacity on one route for a medium-sized city like Cordoba.  

* Mendoza (MDZ) - Lima (LIM) - eff 01Apr18 - 1x/Daily

Flights operated with A320's.  This is Avianca's third route from Argentina with the other two being Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) to Bogota (BOG), operated 1x/daily with 787's, and Ezeiza to Lima (LIM), flown 2x/daily using A321's and A330's.  

* Cordoba (COR) - Rosario (ROS) - APPROVAL REJECTED

Avianca Argentina included this route linking Argentina's second and third-largest cities in its requests made at the route hearings in September 2017 but it was rejected.  Apparent reason given was insufficient traffic on past scheduled flights on the route, which made the request subject to a law prohibiting services on lightly-traveled routes.    

It should be noted that Avianca and Avianca Argentina are two separate entities owned by the same parent company, Synergy Group. 

Sources:

https://aviacionline.com/2018/01/avianca-volara-entre-mendoza-y-lima/
http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com.ar/2017/09/novedades-aerocomerciales-en-cordoba_28.html
http://www.sirchandler.com.ar/2018/05/popurri-de-noticias-aeronauticas/

ROUTE UPDATES: LATAM Brazil & Peru adding more service to Argentine "Interior"

Contrary to LATAM Argentina's cutback in Argentine domestic service, the other LATAM Group carriers are increasing connections between Argentina and neighboring countries, especially from the Argentine "Interior".  

* Mendoza (MDZ) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - eff XXMar18 - 3x weekly

Operated by LATAM Brazil with A320's.

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Salvador de Bahia (SSA) - eff 25Mar18 - 1x weekly

Operated by LATAM Brazil with A320's.

* Tucuman (TUC) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - eff 02Jun18 - 3x/ weekly

Operated by LATAM Brazil with A320's.

* Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Cordoba (COR) - Lima (LIM) - eff 04Jul18 - 2x/weekly

Operated by LATAM Brazil with A321's.

* Tucuman (TUC) - Lima (LIM) - eff 06Nov18 - increase to 1x/daily

Operated by LATAM Peru with A319's.  

* Salta (SLA) - Lima (LIM) - eff 09Nov18 - increase to 1x/daily

Operated by LATAM Peru with A320's.  

Sources:

http://www.sirchandler.com.ar/2017/11/mendoza-y-tucuman-tendran-vuelos-a-san-pablo-de-latam-brasil/
http://www.siscoma.com.ar/online/aviacion/2017/avn171214/avn-171214.html
https://aviacionline.com/2018/03/salta-y-tucuman-tendran-vuelos-diarios-a-lima-desde-noviembre/
http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com.ar/2018/04/novedades-aerocomerciales-en-cordoba_13.html

ROUTE UPDATES: Amaszonas, United, Avianca

* Cordoba (COR) - Santa Cruz (VVI) - eff 14Sep17 - POSTPONED

The Amaszonas group of airlines recently started flying from Cordoba (COR) to Montevideo (MVD) and was scheduled to also start CRJ-200 service from the central Argentine city to Santa Cruz (VVI) on a 3x/weekly basis on 14Sep17 but this route has been postponed until at least December. 

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* Newark (EWR) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - eff 29Oct17 - UPGAUGING TO 767-400 

United announced in June that it would restart this route, which it dropped in September 2013, with 767-300's 1x/daily eff 29Oct17 but recently indicated that it would upgrade the equipment to 767-400's.  

This change appears targeted at the business travel market because the 767-400 has more premium-class seats with 39 vs. 30 in business and 70 vs. 29 premium economy compared to the 767-300.  Both aircraft types have virtually the same number of economy-class seats with 133 for the 767-400 vs. 135 for the 767-300.   

* Cordoba (COR) - Lima (LIM) - eff 17Nov17

This airline will start service from Cordoba (COR) to its Lima (LIM) hub 1x/daily using A320's in November competing head-to-head with LATAM from the same city to the Peruvian capital's airport, where LATAM also has a hub.

Sources:

http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/09/amaszonas-pospuso-el-inicio-de-sus-vuelos-entre-cordoba-y-santa-cruz-de-la-sierra/

http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/confirmado-desde-noviembre-avianca-taca.html

http://www.sirchandler.com.ar/2017/08/united-agrando-avion-arrancar-volar-nueva-york/

ROUTE UPDATES: LATAM adding international flights to Neuquen (NQN), Rosario (ROS), San Juan (UAQ) and Tucuman (TUC)

LATAM Group announced in April a major expansion connecting "interior" Argentine cities directly to the group's hubs in Lima (LIM) and Santiago (SCL).

* Rosario (ROS) - Santiago (SCL) - eff 01Jul17

Operated by LATAM Chile A320's 4x/weekly. 

* Tucuman (TUC) - Lima (LIM) - eff 01Sep17

Operated by LATAM Peru A320's 3x/weekly. 

* San Juan  - Santiago (SCL) - eff 01Oct17

Operated by LATAM Argentina A320's 3x/weekly. 

* Tucuman (TUC) - Santiago (SCL) - eff 02Oct17

Operated by LATAM Chile A320's 3x/weekly. 

* Neuquen (NQN) - Santiago (SCL) - eff 04Oct17

Operated by LATAM Argentina A320's 3x/weekly. 

Once all of these flights are implemented, the LATAM Group of airlines will offer international flights from nine airports in Argentina; Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP), Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE), Cordoba (COR), Mendoza (MDZ), Neuquen (NQN), Rosario (ROS), Salta (SLA), San Juan (UAQ) and Tucuman (TUC), more than any other airline.  

Sources:

http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272981/latam-expands-argentina-regional-routes-in-2h17/ via Eric Trum
http://www.sirchandler.com.ar/2017/04/tucuman-san-juan-neuquen-tendran-vuelos-internacionales-latam/
http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/04/latam-volara-desde-santiago-y-lima-hacia-tres-nuevas-ciudades-del-interior/

ROUTE UPDATES: New Cordoba (COR), Rosario (ROS) & Salta (SLA) International Flights by Air Europa, Copa, LATAM Peru, Sky

Significant new international service from important cities of the Argentine interior has been or will soon be introduced.    

* LATAM Peru - Salta (SLA) - Lima (LIM) - eff 16Jun16

This new service from northwest Argentina is being operated 3x/weekly with A319's.  It is very convenient for travelers to/from the area because it allows them to fly to many international points via LATAM Peru's Lima (LIM) hub without first flying two hours southeast to Buenos Aires to make international connections there.        

* LATAM Peru - Rosario (ROS) - Lima (LIM) - eff 01Jul16

This new service operates 4x/weekly using A319's allowing "Rosarinos" to fly via LATAM's Lima (LIM) hub without driving fours hours southeast to Buenos Aires. 

* Copa Airlines - Rosario (ROS) - Panama City (PTY) - eff 01Jul16 

This city got lucky with significant northbound international service via major hubs starting on the same day.  Copa has started service to its Panama City (PTY) hub 4x/weekly with 737-800's enabling very convenient connections to Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and approx. 12 cities in the United States. 

Copa put stickers with the logos of Rosario's two major football (soccer) teams,
Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central, on one of its 737-800's to mark the occasion as noted in the Argentine blog Rollout Spotting:

http://aerospotter.blogspot.com.ar/2016/07/copa-con-canallas-y-leprosos.html

* Sky Airlines - Cordoba (COR) - Santiago (SCL) - eff 16Jul16 

The Chilean LCC is breaking the monopoly that LAN Airlines / LATAM Chile have had on this route during the last 15 years or so that resulted in airfares twice that of typical Buenos Aires - Santiago fares in spite of Cordoba - Santiago being half the distance !  Service will be operated 5x/weekly with A319's.

Air Europa A330-243, EC-LNH (c/n 551), in special Skyteam colors at Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) on 30Jun15.  (Phil Perry Photo)

* Air Europa - Cordoba (COR) - Asuncion (ASU) - Madrid (MAD) - eff 19Dec16

Cordoba (COR) regains service to Madrid (MAD) that it last had when Iberia discontinued serving the route on 19Jan12, which it had operated with A340-300's. 

Air Europa's new Madrid (MAD) service will be operated 4x/weekly with A330-200's.  
  
Sources:

http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/253347/lanperu-plans-new-lima-routes-from-junejuly-2016/ via Eric Trum
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/253623/copa-airlines-adds-rosario-flights-from-july-2016/ via Eric Trum
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/254583/sky-airline-expands-argentina-service-from-july-2016/ via Eric Trum
http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com.ar/2016/04/es-oficial-air-europa-volara-desde.html
http://www.siscoma.com.ar/online/aviacion/2016/avn160505/avn-160505.html
http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a330-551.htm

ROUTE UPDATE: LAN Peru to introduce Montevideo (MVD) - Lima (LIM) service on 03Jan16

LAN Peru will start service from Montevideo (MVD) to Lima (LIM) on 03Jan16, five times weekly using A319's. The flights will allow connections through the LATAM group's Lima hub to domestic points in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Central and North America.  

This will be the LATAM group's fifth route from Uruguay, the other four being Montevideo (MVD) to Santiago (SCL), presently operated by LAN, plus Montevideo (MVD) to Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) and both Montevideo (MVD) and Punta de Este (PDP) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU), all three flown by TAM.         

Sources:

http://airlineroute.net/2015/08/05/lp-mvd-jan16/ via Eric Trum

http://www.portaldeamerica.com/index.php/pda/otras-noticias/item/21305-lan-per%C3%BA-anuncia-vuelos-directos-entre-montevideo-y-lima

ROUTE UPDATE: Aerolineas Argentinas was set to increase its flights between Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) and Lima (LIM) to 10x/week

Aerolineas Argentinas was set to increase its flights between Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) and Lima (LIM) to 10x/week effective 01Sep14 using 737-700's and -800's.

Source:

http://www.siscoma.com.ar/online/aviacion/2014/avn140703/avn-140703.html  

ROUTE UPDATE: TACA to Start Flying A330's on its Lima (LIM) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) Route on 15Dec12

Airlineroute.net reports that TACA will start flying the Airbus A330-200 once-daily on its already existing Lima (LIM) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) route.  The airline currently flies A321's between the two cities twice-daily using this aircraft type for both services.

This will be the first wide-body passenger service by TACA in at least twelve years.  The carrier flew six 767-200's and three 767-300's in passenger service from about 1985 to 2000 and several A300F freighters at least during 1999-2001.

The AviancaTACA group has at least nine A330-200's in service.  They are powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 700's and have seating for 252 passengers; 30 in business class and 222 in economy. 

The flight schedule for the A330-200 service will be:  

Flight       Routing                                Dep      Arr         Frequency

TA965      Lima - Buenos Aires Ezeiza      2158     0433+1   Daily
TA966      Buenos Aires Ezeiza - Lima      0629     0914       Daily 

Sources:   www.airlineroute.net via Eric Trum
               www.airbus.com
               www.airliners.net
               www.planespotters.net