On Friday, Aerolineas Argentinas reported their best on time performance in ten years, with 88% of flights departing on time in January. The airline carried 1.14M passengers last month, with load factor growing by 5% over January 2019.
Aerolineas Argentinas reported today their best on time performance in a decade, with 88% of flights departing on time in January. The Argentinean flag carrier also reported a completion factor (actual vs. scheduled flights) of 99.27%, the third best completion rate in the company’s history. Load factor also increased 5% compared to January 2019 as the airline carried 1,144,291 passengers last month. In Friday’s announcement, Aerolineas Argentinas’ President, Pablo Ceriani said,
“We have a strong operational team that devotes large effort and works very hard for flights to depart on time. We have very high safety standards and we aim at providing the best service to our passengers. These figures reveal a good summer season, with an important tourist movement in the main destinations within the country, as well as a good number of foreign tourists coming to our country, which is what we should aim at to set economy in motion.”
Last month, the airline’s most popular destinations were Córdoba, Ushuaia, Salta, Bariloche, El Calafate, Salta, Mendoza and Iguazú, Rio de Janeiro and Neuquén. Aerolineas Argentinas added capacity on the Rio de Janeiro route by operating some of the 43 weekly flights with 243-seat Airbus A330-200s. The carrier will also add three new frequencies to Madrid from June 29, 2020 to encourage reciprocal tourism between the two countries. Aerolineas Argentinas serves 37 domestic and 21 international destinations in Europe, the U.S. and Latin America.
Source: Aerolineas Argentinas