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Showing posts with label Sky Airlines. Show all posts

Saturday, November 30, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: October 2024 - Part 3 - Gol, Iberia, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, LATAM Peru, Level, Paranair, Sky

Route Updates - October 2024 - Part 3

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 verified by your editor only where indicated.

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

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Montevideo (MVD) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 28Oct24 - 737 Series - 4x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 3x/weekly

* Iberia - Madrid (MAD) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 26Oct24 - A350-900, A330-200 - 3x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 17x/weekly.  A350-900 17x/weekly plus A330-200 on the additional 4x/weekly  

* LATAM Brasil - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - 27Oct24 - A320 Series - 34x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 23x/weekly. Collective increase in frequency from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) by LATAM Brasil, Chile and Peru of 27% compared to April - October 2024.

* LATAM Chile - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Santiago (SCL) - 27Oct24 - A320 Series - 28x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency out of AEP from 26x/weekly. Collective increase in frequency from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) by LATAM Brasil, Chile and Peru of 27% compared to April - October 2024.

* LATAM Peru - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Lima (LIM) - 27Oct24 - A320 Series - 14x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency out of AEP from 9x/weekly. Collective increase in frequency from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) by LATAM Brasil, Chile and Peru of 27% compared to April - October 2024.

* Level - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Barcelona (BCN) - 25Oct24 - A330 Series - 7x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 6x/weekly

* Paranair - Asuncion (ASU) - Montevideo (MVD) - Salto (STY) - Montevideo (MVD) - Asuncion (ASU) - 08Oct24 - CRJ-200 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Uruguayan government authorized Paranair of Paraguay to operate Uruguayan domestic flights between Montevideo (MVD) and Salto (STY) under "8th Freedom Rights".

* Sky Airline - Lima (LIM) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 15Oct24 - A320neo, A321neo - 7x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 4x/weekly

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Buenos Aires Aeropaeque (AEP) - 15Oct24 - A320neo - 2x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency 

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 15Oct24 - A320neo, A321neo - 2x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency 

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Saturday, August 31, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: July 2024 - Part 3 - Flybondi, Gol, Iberia, Jetsmart Argentina, LATAM Brasil, Sky

Route Updates - July 2024 - Part 3

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  

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) / Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) to Bariloche (BRC) - xxJul24 - 737-800 - 37x/weekly - Remarks: Increase in frequency from 27x/weekly for Winter Season  

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) / Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) to El Calafate (FTE) - xxJul24 - 737-800 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Increase in frequency from 4x/weekly for Winter Season  

* Flybondi - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) / Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) to Ushuaia (USH) - xxJul24 - 737-800 - 11x/weekly - Remarks: Increase in frequency for Winter Season  

* Flybondi - Cordoba (COR) to Bariloche (BRC) - xxJul24 - 737-800 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Increase in frequency from 3x/weekly for Winter Season  

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Belo Horizonte (CNF) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 06Jul24 - 737 MAX 8 - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Year-round service (was Seasonal Summer Service previously)

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Recife (REC) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 06Jul24 - 737 Series - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Increase in frequency from 1x/weekly until 04Aug24

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - xxJul24 - 737 Series -11x/weekly - Remarks: Increase in frequency from 1x/daily for the winter

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Mendoza (MDZ) - xxJul24 - 737 Series - 6x/weekly - Remarks: Increase in frequency from 4x/daily during July and August

* Iberia - Madrid (MAD) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - xxJul24 - A330-200, A350-900 - 3x/daily - Remarks:  Seasonal Winter Service (southern hemisphere) increase in frequency from 17x/weekly - Frequency verification by editor in July indicated still 17x/weekly, not 3x/daily

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Curitiba (CWB) - 11Jul24 - A320-200 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Service until September (?) 

* Jetsmart Argentina - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Porto Alegre (POA) - 12Jul24 - A320-200 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Route did not start up due to floods in Porto Alegre region, including the Porto Alegre airport

* LATAM Brasil - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Bariloche (BRC) - xxJul24 - A320neo - 1x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Winter Service (?)

* LATAM Brasil - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Bariloche (BRC) - 05Jul24 - A320ceo - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Charter flights for travel agencies, apparently complementing regularly-scheduled seasonal winter flights

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Bariloche (BRC) - xxJul24 - A320 Series - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Increase in frequency from 2x/weekly for the winter

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: January 2024 - Part 2 - Jetsmart Chile, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, LATAM Peru, Sky

Route Updates - January 2024 - 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 Chile - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - 01Jan24 - A320, A321neo - 6x/weekly -Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 4x/weekly 

* LATAM Brasil - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - 01Jan24 - A320-200, A320neo - 1x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 5x/weekly 

* LATAM Chile - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - 02Jan24 - A320-200 - 2x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase of frequency from 10x/weekly 

* LATAM Peru - Lima (LIM) - Mendoza (MDZ) - 03Jan24 - A319, A320-200 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 4x/weekly

* Sky Airline - Lima (LIM) - Montevideo (MVD) - Florianopolis (FLN) - 03Jan24 - A320neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Route operated under international "Fifth-Freedom" rights, whereby an airline may carry revenue passengers and cargo between two other countries as part of a route that includes an airport within its own home country.  So Sky can fly revenue passengers and cargo between Montevideo and Florianopolis and v.v. as part of their route orginating/terminating in Santiago.

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - Salvador de Bahia (SSA) - 02Jan24 - A320neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Route operated under international "Fifth-Freedom" rights, whereby an airline may carry revenue passengers and cargo between two other countries as part of a route that includes an airport within its own home country.  So Sky can fly revenue passengers and cargo between Montevideo and Salvador de Bahia and v.v. as part of their route orginating/terminating in Santiago.

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Monday, January 15, 2024

ROUTE UPDATES: December 2023 - Part 2 - LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, LATAM Peru, Paranair, Qatar Airways, Sky Airline

Route Updates - December 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  

* LATAM Brasil - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Montevideo (MVD) - 01Dec23 - A320-200, A321 - 17x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 2x/daily

* LATAM Chile - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - xxDec23 - A320-200 - 12x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 9x/weekly with another increase to 14x/weekly in January, reverting to 12x/weekly in February

* LATAM Peru - Lima (LIM) - Cordoba (COR) - 01Dec23 - A319, A320-200 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 5x/weekly 

* LATAM Peru - Lima (LIM) - Montevideo (MVD) - 01Dec23 - A320-200 - 1x/daily - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 5x/weekly 

* LATAM Peru - Lima (LIM) - Salta (SLA) - 01Dec23 - A319 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Restart of service after almost four years (since before the pandemic)

 * Paranair - Asuncion (ASU) - Punta del Este (PDP) - 25Dec23 - CRJ-200 - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service.  Daily flights between 25-30Dec23 followed by 3x/weekly until 11Feb24

* Qatar Airways - Doha (DOH) - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 08Dec23 - 777-300ER - 1x/daily - Remarks: Post pandemic restart of route 

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Bariloche (BRC) - 02Dec23 - A320neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until mid-April

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Saturday, July 15, 2023

ROUTE UPDATES: June 2023 - Part 2 - Sky Airline

Route Updates - June 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 not always verified by your editor.

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

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Bariloche (BRC) - 15Jun23 - A320neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks:
Seasonal Winter Ski Service until 24Sep23

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

ROUTE UPDATES: May 2023 - American Jet, COPA, Cubana, Gol, Sky Airline

Route Updates - May 2023

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  

* American Jet - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Mercedes (Corrientes Province) (MDX) - 25May23 - ERJ 145 - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Tourist flights to the Esteros del Ibera natural habitat area.  

* COPA - Panama City (PTY) - Cordoba (COR) - 02May23 - 737-800 - 10x/weekly - Remarks:  -Increasing frequency from 7x/weekly.

* Cubana - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Cayo Coco (CCC) - Havana (HAV) - 02May23 - A340-300 - 1x/weekly - Remarks:  Flights operated by Plus Ultra of Spain.

* Gol Linhas Aereas - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Mendoza (MDZ) - 30May23 - 737 Series - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 3x/weekly until 31Jul23 for Winter Ski High Season.

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Lima (LIM) - 10May23 - A321neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks: First use of A321neo to Argentina by Sky Airline

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Merlo (RLO) - 25May23 - A320neo - One-Time Charter -  - Remarks: One-time charter flight with return to SCL on 28May23 as promotional test run for future travel from Chile to Valle de Conlara, San Luis, Argentina tourism area.  San Luis province, where Merlo is located, hopes that this route will be operated on a monthly basis. 

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Monday, February 20, 2023

ROUTE UPDATES: December 2022 - Part 3 - LADE, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, Paranair, Sky Airline

Route Updates - December 2022 - Part 3

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  

* LADE - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Villa Gesell (VGL) - 22Dec22 - Twin Otter - 2x/weekly - Remarks: Trial flight with regular summer service planned

* LATAM Brasil - Rio de Janeiro Galeao (GIG) - Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - 16Dec22 - A320, A321 - 5x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service through March

* LATAM Brasil - Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) - Montevideo (MVD) - 13Dec22 - A320, A321 - 2x/daily - Remarks: Seasonal Summer increase in frequency from 10x/weekly until 16Feb23 when will revert to 10x/weekly

* LATAM Chile - Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - 16Dec22 - A320 - 12x/weekly - Remarks: Increasing frequency from 9x/weekly 

* Paranair - Asuncion (ASU) - Punta del Este (PDP) - 26Dec22 - CRJ-200- 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal Summer Service until 05Feb23

* Sky Airline - Santiago (SCL) - Bariloche (BRC) - 12Dec22 - A320neo - 3x/weekly - Remarks: Seasonal summer service through 19Mar23

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Saturday, February 5, 2022

ROUTE UPDATES - January 2022 - Part 8 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Delta, Sky Airline Chile

Route Updates - January 2022 - Part 8

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               Cordoba (COR)              San Juan (SJU)           05Jan22       E-190                2x/weekly
Argentinas

Delta Air Lines        Atlanta (ATL)                   Buenos Aires               05Jan22       767-400            1x/daily
                                                                          Ezeiza (EZE)
Remarks: Increase from 4x/weekly.  Changed equipment from A330-300.

Sky Airline               Santiago (SCL)               Buenos Aires               05Jan22       A320neo           6x/weekly    
                                                                          Aeroparque (AEP) 
Remarks: Increase from 4x/weekly.
       
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Saturday, January 15, 2022

ROUTE UPDATES: December 2021 - Part 2 - British Airways, COPA, Sky Airlines

Route Updates - December 2021 - Part 2

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   

COPA                       Panama City (PTY)         Mendoza (MDZ)          01Dec21      737-800      3x/weekly

British                      London Heathrow           Buenos Aires               02Dec21      A350-1000  3x/weekly
Airways                    (LHR)                              Ezeiza (EZE)

Sky Airline               Santiago (SCL)               Buenos Aires               05Dec21      A320neo     2x/weekly
Chile                                                                Aeroparque (AEP)                                 
Remarks: Increasing to 4x/weekly on 14Dec21           
          
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

ROUTE UPDATES: November 2021 - Part 2 - Aerolineas Argentinas, Sky Airlines, United Airlines

Route Updates - November 2021 - Part 2

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   

Sky Airline               Santiago (SCL)               Mendoza (MDZ)          01Nov21     A320neo      3x/weekly

United                      Houston Bush                 Buenos Aires               01Nov21     787-9           1x/daily
Airlines                    Intercontinental (IAH)      Ezeiza (EZE)

Aerolineas               Cordoba (COR)              Ushuaia (USH)            02Nov21     737-800       2x/weekly
Argentinas 

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Thursday, December 24, 2020

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).  

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

ROUTE UPDATES: Copa, Sky, Azul, Cubana


* Cordoba (COR) - Panama City (PTY) - eff 02Dec17 - Adding Second Daily Flight

Copa will add a second daily 737-800 flight from Cordoba (COR) to its hub in Panama City (PTY), joining the many other international flights starting up from Argentina's second-largest city. 

With this flight, Copa will operate 46 weekly frequencies from Argentina to Panama City (PTY) composed of 7x/weekly from Rosario (ROS), 14/weekly from Cordoba (COR), 21/weekly from Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) (increasing from 17x/weekly soon), and 4x/weekly from Mendoza (MDZ), which is a new service to be added on 16Nov17.         

* Santiago (SCL) - Punta del Este (PDP) - eff 13Dec17-11Mar18

Sky Airline will switch two of its existing five weekly flights between Santiago (SCL) and Montevideo (MVD) to the Uruguayan summer resort of Punta del Este (PDP) for three months during the southern hemisphere summer season to be operated with A319 aircraft.      

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Belo Horizonte (CNF) - eff 15Dec17 - One of two daily frequencies to be operated with A320neo

Azul operates two daily flights on this route with 118-seat E195's but one of them will be upgraded to the 174-seat A320neo, signaling high demand and success on the route, which it started flying in March of this year.   


* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Havana (HAV) - eff 19Dec17 - Adding second weekly frequency

 Cubana will add a second-weekly Ilyushin Il-96-300 flight between Ezeiza (EZE) and Havana (HAV), stopping in Santa Clara, Cuba (SNU).  The existing 1x/weekly flight stops in Cayo Coco, Cuba (CCC) prior to arriving in Havana (HAV).    

 Sources:

 http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/08/copa-airlines-suma-un-segundo-vuelo-diario-entre-cordoba-y-panama/
http://www.portaldeamerica.com/index.php/primera-plana/item/24865-cambios-en-vuelos-y-frecuencias-de-sky
http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/09/azul-aumenta-la-capacidad-en-su-ruta-a-buenos-aires-al-incorporar-el-a320neo/
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274569/cubana-boosts-argentina-service-from-dec-2017/  via Eric Trum
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Sunday, July 30, 2017

ROUTE UPDATES: Amaszonas Uruguay, Sky Airline, Level and Azul


* Cordoba (COR) - Montevideo (MVD) - eff 24Aug17

 To be operated 3x/weekly with CRJ-200's.  This will represent the return of non-stop service between the Argentine and Uruguayan cities for the first time since PLUNA closed down in July 2012.  

 The planned addition of a third CRJ-200 to the Amaszonas Uruguay fleet, joining CX-SDU (c/n 7209) and CX-LVA (c/n 7561), will make possible both this new service and another daily frequency on the Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - Montevideo (MVD) route for a total of 4x/daily weekday services on the "Air Bridge" between these two cities.

* Rosario (ROS) - Santiago (SCL) - eff 03Oct17

 To be operated 3x/weekly with A319's.  Rosario will be the Chilean LCC's fourth destination in Argentina joining Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE), Cordoba (COR) and Mendoza (MDZ).  

* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Barcelona (BCN) - Frequency Increase - eff 29Oct17

The recently started route by new Iberia low-cost (LCC) affiliate Level will increase from 3x/weekly to 5x/weekly flights using A330-200's on 29Oct17.
* Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Navegantes (NVT) - eff 11Dec17 

 To be operated 1x/daily with E195's. 

 * Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Cabo Frio (CFB) - eff 16Dec17 - 03Mar18 (seasonal) 

To be operated 1x/weekly with E195's.

 Sources:

 http://aeropuertocordoba.blogspot.com.ar/2017/07/desde-el-24-de-agosto-amaszonas-uruguay.html
http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/07/amaszonas-uruguay-suma-una-cuarta-frecuencia-diaria-a-buenos-aires/
http://www.aviacionline.com/2017/07/sky-volara-a-rosario-desde-octubre/
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/273921/level-expands-argentina-service-in-nw17/ via Eric Trum
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/273961/azul-increases-buenos-aires-routes-from-dec-2017/  via Eric Trum
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Sunday, February 19, 2017

ROUTE UPDATES: Sky Airline to Montevideo (MVD) and Mendoza (MDZ)


* Santiago (SCL) - Montevideo (MVD) - eff 12Sep16

    Operated 1x/daily using A319's

 * Santiago (SCL) - Mendoza (MDZ) - eff 06Jan17

    Operated 5x/weekly using A319's    

 Sky Airline is a Chilean Low-Cost Carrier operating a fleet of 13 A319's and 2 A320's to 14 domestic destinations within Chile and five international destinations; Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE), Cordoba (COR), Lima (LIM), Mendoza (MDZ) and Montevideo MVD).

Sources:

 http://www.siscoma.com.ar/online/aviacion/2016/avn160811/avn-160811.html
http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268894/sky-airline-schedules-mendoza-service-in-1q17/ via Eric Trum
http://www.siscoma.com.ar/online/aviacion/2016/avn160915/avn-160915.html
http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Sky%20Airline.htm
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

ROUTE UPDATES: New Montevideo (MVD) Service Announcements in 2016 - PART 2

New service announcements for Montevideo (MVD) in 2016 - Part 2:


* Azul Linhas Aereas - Montevideo (MVD) - Porto Alegre (POA) - eff 01Jul16

 Azul recently started service on this route flying ATR-72-600's 2x/weekly (although the original announcement was for 4x/weekly).    
* Amaszonas Uruguay - Montevideo (MVD) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) - July 2016 ?  

 Amaszonas Uruguay, recently formed from the leftover BQB Lineas Aereas entity, was authorized by the Argentine ANAC aviation agency in late April to fly the Montevideo (MVD) - Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) route with flights expected to start in July with CRJ-200's.  Amaszonas Uruguay already has one aircraft, CRJ-200LR, CX-SDU (c/n 7209), which was transferred from the parent company with two more CRJ-200's expected to arrive in July and August, respectively, and a total fleet of eight aircraft by 2018. 

 For full details on this new operation:

 http://argentina-airline-news.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/amaszonas-uruguay-plans-to-start-crj.html
* Sky Airline - Montevideo (MVD) - Santiago (SCL) - eff 12Sep16 

 The Chilean "Low-Cost Carrier" is due to start daily nonstop service to Uruguay in September using A320's as part of its expansion to international destinations, such as Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE), Cordoba (COR) and Lima (LIM).    

 Sources:

http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267146/azul-plans-uruguay-service-from-july-2016/ via Eric Trum
http://cabeceranorte.blogspot.com.ar/2016/04/amaszonas-volara-la-ruta-montevideo.html
http://www.siscoma.com.ar/online/aviacion/2016/avn160630/avn-160630.html
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Argentine Government Multiple Discriminatory Measures to Protect Aerolineas Argentinas

LAN Argentina and LAN Peru have been the airlines most damaged by the policies of  Argentina's ANAC.  Taxiing above is LAN Argentina A320, LV-BRA, at Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) on 07Jul10.  Photo: Phil Perry

The Argentine government's National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) recently denied LAN Argentina's request to add one more A320 to its fleet forcing the airline to cancel additional flights to Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD) and Ushuaia (USH).  The aircraft would have been the 11th A320 in LAN Argentina's fleet and a registration had even been tentatively reserved for it, LV-CZY. 

 No clear reasons were given for the denial but this action is only the latest of many such denials and discriminatory measures taken by the ANAC against competing airlines, both foreign and domestic, to shield Aerolineas Argentinas, which has been losing US$ 2 million per day for the past year with no end in sight, from competition.   

 Similar measures and denials during the past 2-3 years include:

 * Sky Airlines of Chile applied to fly Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) to Santiago (SCL) starting in September 2010 but permission was delayed forcing the airline to postpone the start of service three months until December of that year after having sold tickets on the route.  This caused great inconvenience to passengers and the airline. 

 * AeroVIP, set up by PLUNA as an Argentine subsidiary, was repeatedly denied route rights making the project unviable.

* PLUNA was denied route right requests to several points in Argentina with the only new airport that they were allowed to fly to being Cordoba (COR).

 * ORSNA, the Argentine airport regulatory authority, ordered in December 2010 that the jetways at Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) be reserved for the exclusive use of Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral with other carriers only allowed to use the remote stands.

* TACA flew some charters from Mendoza (MDZ) to Lima (LIM) in early 2011 and applied for permanent authority to fly on a scheduled basis on the route but was similarly never given permission.

 * LAN Peru applied to fly from Iguazu (IGR) to Lima (LIM) but was denied permission only a few weeks prior to the scheduled start of service in January 2011 forcing the airline to fly to neighboring Foz de Iguacu (IGU).  The Brazilian authorities did not hesitate to grant permission to LAN Peru and welcomed them with open arms.      

 * COPA sought permission to fly from Rosario (ROS) to Panama City (PTY) in late 2011 but was denied the request. 

 * In early 2012, LAN Argentina was forced to move its regional flights to neighboring countries, such as Brazil and Chile, from Buenos Aires Aeroparque (AEP) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) while Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral continued to fly to these points from AEP.

 * Also in early 2012, LAN Argentina was denied permission to add another 767 to its fleet that would have been used to increase Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) - Miami (MIA) flights from 7x/weekly to 10x/weekly. 

* LAN Peru flew from Rosario (ROS) to Lima (LIM) for several months but were denied permission to continue the flights with the last one operating on 29Feb12.

The latest rumor is that Aeroparque (AEP) will be reserved for the exclusive use of Aerolineas and Austral forcing other airlines to move operations to San Fernando (FDO) or Ezeiza (EZE).  Of course, due to reciprocal international route rights, Gol and TAM of Brazil, LAN of Chile, and BQB of Uruguay could not be forced to move out of AEP as long as Aerolineas and Austral continued to fly out of there to those countries but Argentine airlines would be obligated to obey the order.  This includes LAN Argentina, which would have to move to Ezeiza (EZE) but the airline would not be able to compete from that airport (20 miles / 32 km from downtown Buenos Aires) with AR/AU flights out of convenient Aeroparque (AEP).  

 LAN Argentina's parent airline, LAN, would be forced to shut down its Argentine affiliate, throwing several hundred employees out of work.  These would probably be hired on by AR/AU much as the "paper" airline Lineas Aereas Federales did with former LAPA and Southern Winds employees in 2003.  Interestingly, Aerolineas Argentinas' planned fleet expansion for 2017 shows a doubling of 737-700/800 aircraft.  Where are they going to fly all of those planes ?  Could the plan to push LAN Argentina to Ezeiza (EZE) be part of a deliberate strategy to force LAN out of Argentina to create a virtual AR/AU monopoly on domestic flights ?

Sources:  La Nacion 11Dec10
              La Nacion 12Jul11
              La Nacion 12Jan12
              Aviacion News 01Mar12
              La Nacion 20Nov12 
              Aviacion News 22Nov12
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