08/30/2021 12:06
Clarín.com
Travels
Updated 08/30/2021 12:06 PM
With their sights set on the
next openings
, both of the Argentine borders for pilot tests with some foreign tourists, as well as those of Uruguay, Aerolineas Argentinas confirmed that they are already planning flights to the neighboring country for the next few weeks.
Although the operations
still do not appear in the system
since there is a lack of authorizations and provisions that regulate income from one side and the other, the first flights of the airline would be to the city of Montevideo, starting
on September 14
, every Tuesday and Friday.
Two days later, on
September 16
, Punta del Este would join the grid of foreign destinations, with operations on Thursdays and Sundays.
Brava Beach in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Photo Xinhua / Nicolás Celaya
It should be remembered that before the coronavirus pandemic, Aerolineas Argentinas had 35 weekly flights to the capital of Uruguay, while to Punta del Este it had one daily (and in the summer season there could be up to four daily flights to the seaside resort) .
The openings
Starting next
Wednesday, September 1
, Uruguay will enable the entry of foreigners who are
property owners
and who can certify that they have a
complete vaccination
against COVID-19.
Summer in Punta del Este, one of the favorite destinations for Argentines who usually travel to Uruguay.
Photo Mario Quinteros
Those traveling must have a negative PCR test (performed prior to boarding).
Quarantine will not be required, except if entering with unvaccinated minors under 18 years of age.
In this case, all members of the traveling group must comply with the expected isolation.
It is also expected that, as of November, non-owner Argentines who want to travel for
tourism
, for example, with full vaccination and PCR tests, will also be able to enter Uruguay.
On the other hand, according to national authorities, as of Monday, September 6, Chileans and Uruguayans will be able to enter Argentina: it will be a pilot test to open up to international tourism.
Jorge Newbery Airport, city of BUenos Aires.
Photo Germán Garcia Adrasti
Depending on how this test works - and as long as the infection rates do not grow - the measure
could be extended
to other foreigners, including others such as Latin Americans, Europeans and Americans.
Tourists who are authorized to enter Argentina must have a complete vaccination, a negative PCR test and comply with an isolation that is not yet defined.
In addition to these planned openings, there are requests from some provinces such as Mendoza, Córdoba and Salta that seek to reactivate their airports with international flights and border crossings to receive from abroad both Argentines, residents and tourists from Chile and Uruguay.
Look also
What are the international flights authorized for September
How the new self-management system works to change Aerolineas Argentinas tickets on the web
