The Uruguayan government authorized the Paraguayan company Paranair to connect the capital of that country, Assumption, with the airport of the department of Leap with a frequency of twice a week.
At the beginning of this year, the remodeled airport of the department of Leap and the government took advantage of the opportunity to add even more flight frequencies and destinations to promote it.
This was confirmed by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Juan Jose Olaizola In statements to the Presidency channel: “We signed the authorization of the company’s request Paranair to start flights between Asunción, Montevideo and Salto.”
“It is very important, because it is the first flight that we authorize to one of the new terminals of the National System of International Airports for the Uruguay, In this case, Salto, which begins to have two weekly frequencies with Montevideo, in terms of passenger and cargo transportation,” he added.
On the other hand, Olaizola highlighted that this is a possibility for the Paraguayan tourists to visit the thermal area of Salto through the 40 seats that will be available on the plane that will connect the department with the capital of Paraguay. Meanwhile, it is estimated that the first aircraft will arrive in the country in one or two months.
Currently, the airline Paranair It has 14 weekly frequencies between Montevideo and Assumption and with the agreement another service was enabled twice a week between Montevideo and Salto, with its corresponding return.
Meanwhile, the undersecretary said that there are also negotiations to increase frequencies at the Rivera airport. “There are talks to have more than one airline arrive at the airport.” Rivera Binational Airport“, he said.
Open skies with Argentina?
The government is promoting connectivity between neighboring countries, including Argentina. At the end of May, the Uruguayan ambassador to that country, Carlos Encisomet to discuss the possibility of an open skies agreement between both countries with the Argentine Secretary of Transportation, Franco Mogettaand the Undersecretary of Air Transport, Hernán Gómez.
A priori, the agreement will allow any airline to fly to any destination in Uruguay either Argentina without capacity or frequency restrictions, in a quest to boost competition.
Through his X account (formerly Twitter) the Uruguayan ambassador positively valued the meeting with Mogetta and Gómez, in which, according to his own words, “the blockage was unblocked” and “progress was made” in “the signing of the important policy of open skies between the two countries.”
The diplomat also assured that the memorandum of understanding will be signed after it is approved by the authorities on both sides of the River.River of the Silver.
Source: Ambito
