Many tourists went ahead days before and took the opportunity to buy with the current promotions that time to ensure the price, as usually happens at crucial moments for the Argentine economy.
However, in recent days, the state airline together with the private airlines decided to launch a discount package for this first stage of the year, seeking to sustain and improve sales in this period of high demand, but which is more “retracted” in some cases, compared to last year.
In this framework, Aerolíneas Argentinas supported Ambit that the price increase occurred post devaluation “given that operating costs are in dollars.” In that sense, they launched a plan 3 and 6 installments without interest to travel by cabotage that will be valid until June 2024. They also joined the program “Now” of 3 and 6 installments with interest.
On the other hand, some of the private airlines offer 30% discounts for national routes and interest-free installments for the first section of the month. However, they did not rule out launch new promotions for February and March.
Among the discounts “recurring” plus the expansion of new routes through the national “free skies” initiative, airlines will seek to increase number of tickets sold, even taking into account that the majority of the passages They were already purchased previously.
Paula Cristi, General Manager of Despegar Argentina and Uruguay He told this medium that there is a growth in demand for national tourism. “Regarding destinations, clients they opt for trips within the country because they have more payment options to purchase products and services, such as interest-free installments.”
The change in trend is logical, if we take into account the rising cost of dollar card since the devaluation of the peso promoted by the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo. The tourist dollar that is used for trips abroad is quoted in around $1,330, above the Dolar blue and financial exchange rates.
However, Despegar assures that Argentines’ need to travel is still valid and they expect a good season for tourism, both outgoing and incoming.”
The Milei “free skies” plan
After DNU 70/2023the Ministry of Infrastructure confirmed new air routes that connect destinations in Argentina and other neighboring countries. The companies low cost enter this open skies policy driven by the portfolio that leads Guillermo Ferraroalthough some routes had already been announced.
“The offer is expanded with more low-cost air routes to connect Argentines,” says the statement published by the Ministry of Infrastructure through the social network airline companies They plan to operate new routes in the country, with affordable prices and promoting competition,” he adds.
The destinations of the new routes are Mar del Plata, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile and Colombia.
“Through the open skies policy, The Ministry of Infrastructure aims to achieve greater competition in the market, achieve new low cost air routes and promote a wide range of flights with affordable prices for passengers,” closes the Government statement. Specifically, DNU 70/2023 repeals and modifies decrees and laws to facilitate the entry of more airlines.
The standard modified the Aeronautical Code, by which the public hearing mechanism to grant air routes and decree 1654/2002 that allowed establishing rate bands.
Source: Ambito
