The airline JetSmart On Wednesday, direct flights began operating between the Carrasco International Airportin Montevideoand the Jorge Newbery Airportin Buenos Aires.
JetSmart It offers two direct daily flights from Monday to Sunday, one in the morning and the other in the evening. In addition, along with the airlift, three other destinations were activated in Argentina: Bariloche, Neuquen and Iguazu.
Tickets will have a promotional rate starting at $15 per leg plus taxes and fees of $36, totaling $51 per one-way leg. Return prices start at $53 per section including fees and taxes, as part of a promotion that will run until Friday the 31st.
This is the first time that a ultra low cost airline This route operates regularly, all year round,” he said. Veronica Marambio Alvarezcommercial manager of International Markets and Regional Development, to Ambit. The executive added that “thanks to our flights to Buenos Aires, Uruguayans can also connect with our domestic network in Argentina. “We are strongly targeting those passengers who today take much more time with other transportation alternatives with these rates that are tremendously competitive.” “The Uruguayan market is very important. From Uruguay “We fly internationally to three destinations,” said the executive.
“A greater connection with Buenos Aires is a boost for connectivity, tourism and business. This is a very attractive route in terms of time and experience for passengers, who have priority at the controls and the possibility of making the immigration process in less than a minute,” he said. Diego ArrosaCEO of America Airports Corporation In uruguay.
“The air bridge is today the most important route in terms of passenger flow, and that is why continuing to expand the offer will imply greater competition, more efficiency and better options for travelers,” said the chancellor. Omar Paganini.
“This is the effort of a country that wants to be connected to the world again. The connectivity between peoples it is also the path of commerce, of investments, of course of tourism, and that is the path to prosperity. When you find a government on the other side of the river that understands the same thing, we all grow,” he added.
In addition to Paganini, Arrosa and Marambio Álvarez, the general manager of JetSmart, participated in the activities corresponding to the inaugural flight, carried out at the Carrasco international airport. Gonzalo Pérez Corral, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), Juan José Odriazolaand the ambassador to Argentina, Carlos Enciso.
Source: Ambito
