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Sent to Berlin, Germany – ITB Berlin, the leading trade show for the global tourism industry, continues to drive significant aviation innovation. After yesterday Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker announced that the company would return to operate flights to Argentina, it was learned today that Lufthansa is working to add a direct weekly flight to Argentina.
The announcement was formalized this Wednesday by a bilateral meeting between the Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Nation, Matias Lammens. and senior executives of the German airline in the meeting room installed on the Argentinian stand of the traditional Berlin fair.
Minister Lammens met Dirk Janzen, Vice President Sales Americas at Lufthansa. they accompanied him Ricardo Sosa of Inprotur and Eugenie BenedettiUndersecretary for Strategic Development.
“Lufthansa confirmed to us today a more weekly frequency and the flight Zurich – San Pablo – Buenos Aires will become direct” (Lammens)
“Lufthansa confirmed to us today a more weekly frequency and the Zurich – San Pablo – Buenos Aires flight will become direct. This will provide us with enough European seats, ”the official said in dialogue with GlobeLiveMedia.
Lufthansa is Germany’s largest airline and one of the largest in Europe. It has a fleet of over 280 aircraft and more than 300 destinations around the world. “German tourism is growing and the addition of more weekly frequency is very good news,” added Lammens.
Although no further details were provided, the new frequency will be implemented in the medium term, possibly starting next year. Lufthansa already offers direct flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Buenos Aires.
To this boost that the logical post-COVID tourism has registered in the Argentine case, is added a fundamental factor, mentioned many times by the participants: the “global effect”. There is renewed interest in Argentina, who rose to the top spot in the world after winning the World Cup in Qatar.
In this context, the Minister has foreseen that they consider adding another route from the Old Continent that will be operated by Aerolíneas Argentina, the national airline.
In 2016, Lufthansa signed an agreement with the Argentinian government to launch regular flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires. This agreement also included the possibility of expanding operations to other Argentine cities in the future.
“German tourism is growing and adding a more weekly frequency is very good news” (Lammens)
In addition, Lufthansa has also entered into codeshare agreements with Aerolíneas Argentinas, the flag carrier. This agreement allows Lufthansa to sell seats on flights operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas under its own flight code, thus facilitating connectivity for passengers traveling to Argentina.
As far as air cargo is concerned, Lufthansa Cargo has been operating in Argentina for many years, with direct flights from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires and Córdoba.
Between January and February of this year, 25,000 Germans arrived in Argentina, 11,000 of them by air. This represents a recovery of 74% compared to the same month of 2022.
The main destinations they visited were the city of Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Salta-Tucumán-Jujuy, Iguazú Falls and the main tourist destinations in Patagonia (Bariloche, Villa La Angostura and San Martín de los Andes).
Each tourist spent an average of $88 per day, which translates to an average average spend of $1,352.
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