6 flights were also confirmed to Ushuaia
Aerolíneas Argentinas announced two new special flights from Cancun and with Madrid.
The flight that will be operated on May 22 from Cancun will return to the country with 243 Argentine people while the flight that will be operated on May 28 to Madrid will carry more than 100 Spanish residents in the outbound segment and will reach the country early in the morning on May 30 with 243 Argentine people.
Two days ago, the Company announced other two flights to and from Madrid for May 23 and 26 also with Spanish residents traveling in the outbound segment, and one flight with Cancun, for May 20.
For the domestic network, in turn, flights were confirmed between Buenos Aires and Ushuaia for May 20, 23, 27 and 30 as well as between Ushuaia and Cordoba for May 25 and June 1.
Said flights are operated upon request of the provincial government of Tierra del Fuego and their purpose is to secure connectivity between the continent and the insular province.
The company has requested all of its passengers to comply with the health protocols in place and to wear a mandatory surgical mask or a face mask at all times upon arrival at the airport.
In the aggregate, 82 special flights have been scheduled by Aerolíneas Argentinas since March 18, when regular international operations were suspended. In these flights, the Company has brought around 22,000 Argentine citizens back home. More than 2,000 foreign residents have also returned to their countries of residence since this possibility was authorized in some of the flights.
Regarding the special flights to Shanghai with the purpose of bringing medical supplies to fight the COVID-19, the 11th flight to Shanghai —of 17 flights that the company has scheduled— departed yesterday. Up to now, more than 140 tons of health supplies have been brought to the country in Aerolíneas Argentinas flights.