More connectivity for El Calafate
Aerolineas Argentinas will regularly operate the El Calafate - Bariloche route with 2 weekly frequencies from May to September and between 7 and 9 frequencies from October to March. Connectivity is guaranteed all year.
In the winter season there will be two weekly flights between both cities. It was announced by the president of Aerolineas Argentinas, Pablo Ceriani, during the presentation of the cabotage connectivity redesign. Instead, the routes to Cordoba and Trelew will remain seasonal. An increase in frequencies between Buenos Aires and Río Gallegos was also announced and in December the connection with Comodoro Rivadavia will return.
In the winter season there will be two weekly flights between both cities. It was announced by the president of Aerolineas Argentinas, Pablo Ceriani, during the presentation of the cabotage connectivity redesign. Instead, the routes to Cordoba and Trelew will remain seasonal. An increase in frequencies between Buenos Aires and Río Gallegos was also announced and in December the connection with Comodoro Rivadavia will return.
In a press conference that culminated moments ago at the Casa Rosada, the president of Aerolineas Argentinas, Pablo Ceriani presented the new cabotage network of Aerolineas Argentinas, which includes 40 new frequencies in different provinces, including Santa Cruz.
Ceriani announced that the flight between El Calafate and Bariloche will be annual. The novelty is being commemorated in this town whose authorities have insisted on requesting the maintenance of this connection in winter, in order to take advantage of the huge flow of visitors that Bariloche receives during the high snow season.
In this regard, the president of Aerolineas Argentinas said that connectivity is guaranteed throughout the year (until now it was operated between October and March). During the high season, there will be between 7 and 9 weekly frequencies. One per day and a seasonal reinforcement planned for Wednesdays and Sundays.
In the low season months, between May and September, there will be 2 weekly frequencies that will operate on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Another request from the authorities of El Calafate was that the flight with Córdoba be annual. This was not announced by Ceriani, who said that route will remain seasonal, as will the connection with Trelew.
MORE FLIGHTS TO RIO GALLEGOS
On the other hand, the head of AA announced that for the provincial capital there will be an increase in frequencies on the flight to Buenos Aires. It will go from 14 to 17 weekly frequencies. Buenos Aires-Río Gallegos. Increase in frequencies, 17 weekly from May.
With the new schedule, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays there will be three flights. In addition, work is being done so that, as of December 2020, there are 21 weekly frequencies (three daily flights).
He also announced that since December the Comodoro Rivadavia - Rio Gallegos flight, which had been lifted in 2017, will recover
Ceriani said to diagram this new cabotage network, the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Tourism, governors, mayors and legislators worked.
“We aim to strengthen federalism and regional economies while we believe it will be a success for the company. It is a strong commitment to improve the company's finances, ”said the president of the Bandera airline (Guillermo Pérez Luque)
