Next Monday, April 6, the second stage of the special flights operation will commence with the arrival of a flight from Cancun.
April 2, 2020 – Aerolíneas Argentinas has announced that the second stage of its special flights operation will commence with the arrival of a flight from Cancun next Monday, April 6.
The aircraft chosen for the flight is an Airbus 330, with seating capacity for 270 passengers. This flight, which will be operated under number AR1371, is scheduled to arrive at Ezeiza International Airport next Monday at 7.10 p.m.
In line with the Plan for the Gradual, Planned and Safe Reopening of Borders laid down by the Argentine Government, flights will be scheduled one by one, in order to regulate the flow of people entering the country and to ensure compliance with health and preventive isolation measures.
Additionally, the company announced that it has scheduled a flight to Comodoro Rivadavia and another one to Río Gallegos, which are set to depart on April 5.
During the first stage of the special flights operation which took place between March 18 and 27, 44 special flights were operated, allowing for more than 14,000 passengers to return to the country. Flights were operated from Río de Janeiro, Florianópolis, São Paulo, Porto Seguro, San Salvador de Bahía, Bogota, Lima, Miami, Madrid, Cancun and Punta Cana.
“These special flights are part of the role that Aerolíneas Argentinas plays as the flag carrier. We are very proud and committed to the job we are doing. These are gradual flights, which need to be spaced out in order to regulate the flow of people entering the country. We ask passengers to please be patient and understand that this is an unprecedented operation in the context of extremely dynamic circumstances,” explained Pablo Ceriani, president of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
These new special flights to be operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas is part of the “safe corridors” policy implemented by the Argentine Executive Branch, which provides for a maximum of 700 people re-entering the country by air on a daily basis. Additionally, it is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship will continue to coordinate boarding priority decisions according to age, health issues or humanitarian reasons.