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Montevideo, October 28th 2025 - 16:15 UTC

Tourism

  • Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    Operations at Fernando de Noronha airport limited out of security concerns

    The Anac may adopt new measures at any time, the aviation watchdog warned

    Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) Friday imposed new restrictions on Fernando de Noronha Airport following two incidents in a week where planes got stuck on the tarmac due to pavement issues.

  • Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    JetSMART launches Recife-Ezeiza route

    The carrier's offer adds to Gol's biweekly flights to Aeroparque

    JetSMART Airlines launched its first direct flight from Recife to Buenos Aires on Tuesday, marking the carrier's entry into Brazil's Northeast region and expanding its international routes in South America's largest country to ten services, across five cities (Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, Nova Iguaçu, São Paulo, and Recife).

  • Tuesday, July 1st 2025 - 07:00 UTC

    Paraguay promoted as tourism destination for Bolivian travelers

    The Asunción-Santa Cruz air route is operated by both Paranair and Boliviaana de Aviación (BoA)

    Officials of Paraguay’s National Secretariat of Tourism (Senatur) conducted a trade mission in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to promote their country as a tourist destination.

  • Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

    Brazil's ANAC imposes heavy sanction on Aerolíneas Argentinas

    Aerolíneas Argentinas' flights to and from Brazil will remain unaffected since the sanction is not related to safety problems

    Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) imposed a provisional administrative measure against Aerolíneas Argentinas this week, banning the neighboring country's flag carrier from establishing new operating bases in Brazil and increasing flight frequencies at Brasília, Galeão, Salvador, Curitiba, and Florianópolis.

  • Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:15 UTC

    Flybondi has new major stockholders

    The low-cost airline needs to bounce back from its poor public image following numerous delays and cancellations

    A US-based international investment fund has bought a stake in Argentine budget carrier Flybondi, becoming now the company's main stockholder. COC Global Enterprise seeks to strengthen Flybondi's positioning amid plummeting public perception following numerous delays and cancellations. The new co-owners also hope to add new aircraft and expand the company's route network.

  • Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 08:54 UTC

    China Eastern announces service to Ezeiza through Auckland

    The Chinese carrier's plans were announced Wednesday after an agreement with Auckland Airport

    China Eastern Airlines will launch in December a new air route linking Shanghai and Buenos Aires, with a stopover in Auckland, New Zealand. It will be the first direct route between China and Argentina, operating twice a week with Boeing 777s. This “southern pass” is a faster, more convenient alternative to traditional routes through Europe or North America, it was explained.

  • Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 05:40 UTC

    Ship anchor damaging sea fauna in Antarctica reported

    Anchoring has been long overlooked, the NGO said

    A 2022-2023 study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science provides the first documented evidence of ship anchor damage to Antarctica’s seafloor, revealing severe impacts on fragile marine ecosystems.

  • Thursday, June 12th 2025 - 20:45 UTC

    Over 200 people killed in Air India crash after takeoff

    Air India's Boeing 787 reached 625 feet after takeoff before collapsing, killing additional victims on the ground

    An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, flight AI171, carrying 242 passengers (169 Indian, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, 1 Canadian) and 12 crew members, crashed into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad, India, minutes after takeoff Thursday, en route to London Gatwick.

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    US Embassy advises travelers to Brazil to exercise extreme caution

    In parts of Brasilia, “neither tour companies nor the police can guarantee your safety,” the warning pointed out

    The US Embassy in Brazil has issued a travel advisory urging American citizens to exercise increased caution due to high crime rates, including violent crime and kidnappings. The note highlights risks associated with urban areas, slums (favelas), communities, and border regions.

  • Friday, May 30th 2025 - 19:49 UTC

    El Al to fly between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires

    Milei and Netanyahu will sign the agreement on June 11

    Argentina's Ambassador to Israel, Axel Wahnish, confirmed Friday in a broadcast interview that the flag carrier El Al will start a direct service between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires to be agreed upon during President Javier Milei's next meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 11 when the South American leader travels to receive during a special ceremony at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) the Genesis Award, an accolade deemed tantamount to “the Jewish Nobel.”