2023-08-05 22:05:02
According to the state company Argentinian airlines this Saturday, during the month of July carried more than 1,250,000 passengerswhat represents an increase of 12% compared to the same month of 2019before the effect that the pandemic had on tourism.
In detail, the increase was awarded to the provision of an expanded operation, with 10% more trips than in 2019 at a general level and 17% more specifically in the so-called snow destinations, several of them in Patagonia.
Precisely, in terms of the most chosen destinations, two Patagonian cities like Bariloche and Neuquén They had outstanding performances. integrating the top 10 flights of the state airline during the past month.
The town of Río Negro, a winter destination par excellence, received 116,000 passengers in July and topped the ranking presented by the flag company. Further behind were Córdoba, 75,000; Mendoza, 60,000; Ushuaia, 54.000; Iguazú, 53,000; Jump, 49,000; Saint Paul, 41,000; Neuquen, 41,000; Tucumán, 40,000 and Mar del Plata, 31,000.
Paul Cerianipresident of Aerolíneas Argentinas, described the data as “encouraging for the whole sector» and remarked that currently the state company «operates 3 new domestic destinations and 12 more federal routes than in 2019«.
“And it does so by investing, generating more income and going towards sustainability,” said the official, in a statement released this morning.
For his part, Fabian Lombardothe company’s commercial director, considered that the July statistics “is not a coincidence” and pointed out that it was achieved “by working on efficient but ambitious commercial planning and with a great operational effort”.
«Airlines connects more cities, flies more federal routes, tourist corridors and with a greater offer of seats”, he concluded.
Record number of passengers transported in one day for Aerolíneas Argentinas in July
During the month of July, Aerolíneas reached the maximum record of passengers transported in a single day with 46,331a figure that exceeded the 45,769 passengers in 2018, when a measure of force caused flights of two days of operation to accumulate in a single day.
Along the same lines, days ago, the company had reported that during the month of July 75,000 foreign tourists arrived in the country. That is, 52% more compared to the same period of the previous year.
Source: Telam
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