Punta del Este airport reached a record of 3.600 private aircraft landings in 2016. Most of the flights to Laguna del Sauce came from terminals in Argentina and Brazil. According to the Presidency, commercial operations also show encouraging figures. In the next few days, Azul will once again connect Laguna del Sauce with Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre; Aerolíneas Argentinas already does so to Córdoba and Rosario and Amaszonas to Aeroparque and Asunción, all during the summer. The airport's general manager, Juan Lescarboura, explained that these are tourists with high purchasing power who frequently arrive during the high season.
Lescarboura added that the number of commercial flights is also on the rise. In 2016, Punta del Este airport received an average of 10 to 12 commercial flights daily, which, on peak days, brought in up to 2.500 passengers.
In 2017, the terminal is expected to handle 200.000 passengers, the general manager said.
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Lescarboura highlighted that Wednesday 7 was a significant day for the activity of the Punta del Este air terminal, because it marked the beginning of direct flights by Aerolíneas Argentinas, in summer, from the cities of Córdoba and Rosario, with two and three weekly frequencies, respectively.
The Minister of Tourism, Liliam Kechichian, acknowledged that there is a "consolidated" land and river activity between the two countries of the Plata,
Amaszonas also began operations on Wednesday, with two daily flights to Aeroparque. The Bolivian airline announced that it will operate 394 special direct flights from Asunción to Punta del Este during the months of December and January.
The return of the Brazilian airline Azul Líneas Aéreas has also been confirmed for next week. As in the previous season, it will connect Punta del Este with Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre during the summer with two weekly flights that will increase during Christmas and New Year.
Source: elpais.com.uy
