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  • Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    Paraguayan carrier cleared to serve Argentine city of Córdoba

    Paranair's permit includes both passenger and cargo services

    Paraguayan carrier Paranair, which already operates a domestic segment within Uruguay, has been authorized by the Argentine Government of President Javier Milei to serve the Asunción-Córdoba-Asunción route, it was published Wednesday in Buenos Aires' Official Gazette.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 09:29 UTC

    Colombia and UK instate reciprocal visa requirement

    The UK lifted the need for visas for Colombians on Nov. 9, 2022, but backtracked due to an increase in irregular migration

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Tuesday that his country would require tourist visas for UK nationals effective immediately in reciprocity for London's decision to reinstate the condition for citizens of the South American country.

  • Tuesday, November 12th 2024 - 23:32 UTC

    Cruise season kicks off in Uruguay

    Cruise ship arrivals are expected to generate revenues between US$ 16 and 20 million for Uruguay

    Uruguay's cruise season kicked off Tuesday with the arrival of one of the Germany-based Aida company's vessels carrying some 2,100 passengers and 600 crewmembers.

  • Friday, November 8th 2024 - 21:51 UTC

    Ramp handling company out, Aerolíneas Argentinas might follow suit

    No more blackmailing the government for Intercargo

    The Aerolíneas Argentinas pilots agreed not to stage any further strikes as long as wage negotiations with the Argentine government keep going on, pilots union leader
    Mateo Ferreira told reporters after Friday's meeting. “We are reassuring passengers that at least the pilots' union will not take measures of force,” he stressed. If no arrangement is reached, “a crisis procedure” would be set in motion, whereby “the arbitrator is the Labor Secretary,” he also explained.

  • Friday, November 8th 2024 - 19:05 UTC

    Falklands orders four new Britten-Norman 2B-26 Islander aircraft

    FIGAS existing fleets of five Islanders serves in a variety of roles and are essential in keeping the Falklands and its more remote communities connected

    The Falkland Islands Government has signed a Letter of Intent with Britten-Norman with a view to ordering four new BN2B-26 Islander aircraft at a total value of US$9.75 million, reported the British manufacturer

  • Thursday, November 7th 2024 - 09:12 UTC

    Argentina's aviation industry nearing decisive hours

    The Libertarian Administration would not hesitate to scrap the flag carrier if passengers are repeatedly put through recurrent hardships

    The Libertarian Administration of President Javier Milei gave aviation unions until Friday to work out their discrepancies or otherwise Aerolíneas Argentinas was to be shut down given the number of hardships passengers at various airports, particularly Ezeiza and Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, are going through.

  • Thursday, October 24th 2024 - 18:04 UTC

    Air travel on the rise in Brazil

    Expectations are the best, Costa Filho explained

    Brazil's Ministry of Ports and Airports reported this week that South America's largest country recorded nearly 10 million airline travelers nationwide last month, which represented a 5.7% increase from September last year.

  • Monday, October 21st 2024 - 20:02 UTC

    Falklands, National Minimum Wage accommodation offset survey extends deadline to 3 November

    The accommodation offset rate sets allows employers to offset some of the cost of providing accommodation to workers against their wages paid

    The Falkland Islands government has announced that the current deadline for consultation responses on the National Minimum Wage accommodation offset has been extended by two weeks to Sunday 3 November 2024. This is to allow time for additional engagement sessions to take place. The original deadline for responses was Sunday 20 October 2024.

  • Monday, October 21st 2024 - 08:39 UTC

    Chinese tourists growing interest in visiting Antarctica

    In an interview with TravelDaily China, Joe Zou, Hurtigruten's Sales Director for Greater China and Southeast Asia, highlighted that Chinese tourists accounted for about 20%-25% of their voyages

    In the 2023-2024 Antarctic tourism cruise season, a record 9,384 Chinese tourists visited Antarctica, according to data from IAATO. And this coming season, 24-25 the Hurtigruten cruise line, according to its Shanghai sales office is expecting 600 Chinese tourists to visit the Arctic Islands and more than 1,400 Antarctica.

  • Saturday, October 19th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Porto Alegre's Airport to resume handling commercial flights next week

    It has been over six months since the Salgado Filho Airport's runway was under water

    Brazilian authorities announced Friday that Porto Alegre's Salgado Filho International Airport (POA/SBPA) in the State of Rio Grande do Sul will be reopening Monday after months of being inoperational given the unprecedented floods. The measure will be carried out as scheduled: airlines have been selling tickets for these flights since August.