The Ministry of Tourism announced that flights to Miami and Curitiba will be added. They seek to recover pre-pandemic connectivity.
He Ministry of Tourism announced new air frequencies with the American city of Miami and the Brazilian, Curitiba, starting in November, achieving a total of 37 connections with 14 different destinations for the Uruguayan tourists.
Uruguay currently has 11 airlines that fly to different parts of the world. Among them are Buenos Aires (with its two most important airports, Ezeiza and Aeroparque), Asunción, Santiago de Chile, Lima, Madrid, Panama, Porto Alegre, Bogota, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Miami.
In that sense, the United States airline, American Airlineswill add a frequency of three times a week to the city of Miami, as well as two flights to the Brazilian city, Curitiba.
Flights to the United States
He Deputy Minister of Tourism, Remo Monzeglio, confirmed the return of the air route until March in dialogue with EFE. “We are optimistic that during the season we will have a good network of air connectivity,” said the leader about the new connection, which joins others mentioned above.
The flights in charge of American Airlines They will have three weekly services on the 234-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The frequency is expected to increase to daily between December 20 and January 9, when the peak of the season is expected.
About, Monzeglio He highlighted that “all the air connections that are being added are more than welcome” and valued the strategic route by pointing out: “This in particular means direct contact with Miami and from there to the rest of the cities of USA”. He was even optimistic that it will be the starting point for the airline to stay in the country throughout the year.
Uruguay continues to search for more flights abroad
The country currently has 37 frequencies to 14 different destinations, 12% below 2019 when Uruguay had not been affected by the pandemic. However, the ministry estimated that in the coming months the number of frequencies could be recovered little by little.
The return of the direct route to Miami It is not the only one planned by the Uruguayan government, which in recent weeks announced direct flights to cities in different parts of the region.
In fact, Argentinian airlines will begin to operate an unprecedented route between Montevideo and Mar del Plata during the summer, with two weekly frequencies, while the Brazilian airline, Blue announced a new route between Montevideo and Curitiba, which will have a frequency of four times a week.
In turn, the Chilean airline SKY announced that it will take 4 international routes that will connect with direct flights to Montevideo with the cities of Brazil, Salvador de Bahía and Florianópolis, Santiago de Chili and Lima (Peru).
Source: Ambito
