November 9, 2020 – The 38th special flight operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas to China will depart tonight to Guangzhou.
This flight will mark the beginning of the transport of blueberries to the city of Madrid, where the A330 Aerolíneas aircraft which mission is to pick medical supplies in the city of Guangzhou will have a stopover in its outbound segment.
The first shipment will consist of a total of 5 tons of blueberries, 2.5 tons of cherries and 832 kg in bottles of wine. These commercial transactions are expected to create continuity in the development of one of the business units that Pablo Ceriani’s management wishes to strengthen.
“Ironically, the global financial crisis caused by the pandemic creates a unique opportunity for the development of the transport of goods. The expansion of such business unit is a strategic objective this management has. The high profitability of the cargo business will allow us to generate a large portion of the income so badly needed by both the country and Aerolíneas Argentinas,” stated Pablo Ceriani.
Since mid-March, when the operation of special and repatriation flights began, Aerolíneas has carried more than 1,950 tons of Argentine export cargo to destinations such as Miami, Madrid, New York, Rome, Bogota, Santiago de Chile and São Paulo.
In the aggregate, since the first special flight departed to China in mid-April, the company has operated 38 flights and 940 tons of surgical masks, gloves, face masks, biosafety suits, components to manufacture fast reagents and other health supplies have been brought to the country.
It is worth highlighting that last week Aerolíneas Argentinas announced 6 new flights to operate the Buenos Aires – Madrid – Guangzhou – Auckland – Buenos Aires route, thus making a “trip around the world” in 72 hours.