The peak will be on Friday July 20. Preferred destinations are Córdoba, Mendoza, Bariloche, El Calafate and Chapelco.
Buenos Aires, July 3, 2018.- During the last three weeks of July, when most of the provinces of Argentina enjoy their winter holidays, Aerolíneas Argentinas expects an average of 38,000 passengers per day. In order to meet this demand, the company will add more frequencies to and from Bariloche, El Calafate, Chapelco, Mendoza and Ushuaia.
This average of 38,000 passengers represents a 32% rise when compared to the average of 28,800 passengers that travelled during June. The top destinations during the winter holidays are: Córdoba (1,720), Mendoza (1,212), Bariloche (1,135), Salta (1,039), Neuquén (1,025), Iguazú (816), Tucumán (694), Ushuaia (683), Comodoro Rivadavia (673), Bahía Blanca (495) and Chapelco (300).
Within the framework of the school holidays, the peak is expected on Friday July 20, with 41,612 tickets sold. Other highlights are Monday 23 with 41,440 tickets sold, and Thursday 19 with 40,755 tickets sold.
The route Buenos Aires – Bariloche will have 9 daily flights from Mondays through Fridays, and 12 daily frequencies on Saturdays and Sundays. This represents a 11% increase in seats availability if compared to the winter season of 2017. During this period, Bariloche will also have a daily flight to and from Rosario.
Regarding the route Córdoba – Bariloche, it will have 8 weekly frequencies, thus consolidating the growth of Córdoba’s HUB. The route Bahía Blanca – Bariloche will be operated with 3 weekly frequencies during July and August. Bahía Blanca will also have flights to and from El Calafate, with 2 frequencies.
During this season, unlike the previous one, the route Bahía Blanca – Neuquén will be available with 4 weekly frequencies.
The significant piece of news is incorporation of the route Córdoba – Chapelco, which will be operated with 2 weekly frequencies during the season. Moreover, the route Aeroparque – Chapelco will have 3 daily flights from Fridays through Mondays and 2 daily frequencies from Tuesdays through Thursdays, which represents a 18% increase in seats offered when compared to seats offered during last year´s winter season.
The time schedule of the evening flight from Aeroparque to Rosario will be modified to favor the connection with passengers in transit from Chapelco. A further frequency will be added for flights between Aeroparque and Esquel, as during last year’s winter season, on Mondays thus reaching 7 weekly frequencies, i.e. one daily flight.
The last piece of news of the domestic network is that there will be 3 weekly flights between El Calafate and Ushuaia, which will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Regarding the regional network, the time schedule of flights to and from São Paulo, Brazil, will favor the connection of passengers travelling to and from Aeroparque with domestic destinations. This will enable passengers to connect with Bariloche, Chapelco, Ushuaia, Mendoza and El Calafate.
“One of the main challenges of Aerolíneas Argentinas is that more Argentine people travel by plane. To that end, we plan routes efficiently and with the most convenient time schedules. Focused in this challenge, the company presented the fifth Boeing 737-MAX8, which closed the first stage of the company’s fleet renewal. From a federal point of view, the offer for the winter season boosts connectivity between the most important cities of the country and the most popular holiday destinations of Argentina and the region,” stated Mario Dell’Acqua, President of Aerolíneas group.
Between January and June of this year, the most popular destinations were: the City of Buenos Aires, the Province of Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Bariloche, Neuquén, Ushuaia, Salta, El Calafate, Tucumán, Comodoro Rivadavia, Iguazú, Santiago de Chile, Río de Janeiro, and Bahía Blanca.
Furthermore, the amount of passengers carried during H1 2018 hit 6,369,521, i.e., 2.5% more than during the same period of the previous year.