The director of air transport of the MTOP assured that the main objective of the portfolio is to advance with the South American giant.
The signing of the open skies agreement between Uruguay and Argentina It meant a great advance in terms of connectivity for the country that lost a large part during the pandemic; However, the next objective is to advance in another pact with Brazil to continue promoting its expansion.
Last week Uruguay signed an open skies agreement with Argentina, which excited the government to pursue another objective: Brazil. “It is a great objective that we have ahead of us,” said the general director of air transport of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works, Daniel Olmedo.
In that sense, the leader recalled that Uruguay has agreements with other countries such as Chili, and Paraguay and other partial agreements such as the example of Ecuador. “We are in a very southern point and with not very important passenger traffic,” Olmedo explained to Informativo Uruguay, who assured that these characteristics prevent the country from being an “attractive” destination for countries other than those in the region.
The agreement with Argentina
The Undersecretary of Transportation and Public Works, Juan José Olaizolastressed that the treaty between both countries allows all airlines to fly freely between the airports of Argentina and Uruguay, a change that the leader called “substantial.”
Among the benefits, the improvement in connectivity stood out, through the greater offer of services and frequencies by the airlines that operate between both countries. “A quite auspicious panorama is opening up,” said Olaizola, who recalled that Uruguay has open sky treaties with Chili and Paraguay.
What remains to be done
Despite the progress, the undersecretary regretted that there is still much to recover from the pandemic. “Last year, a 20% recovery was achieved. In any case, we are still 200,000 passengers below what we had in 2019,” he explained.
In that sense, although he highlighted that they are increasing, Olaizola stressed that the number of passengers from the pre-pandemic year has not yet been recovered.
Regarding the agreement, and in relation to this objective, the leader highlighted that once Uruguay has all the airports in the interior reconditioned, it will be a better panorama to recover more passengers.
Source: Ambito
