The Ministry of Transport has approved Flybondi and Avian 290 flights: they are also involved in summer in Malvinas

The government officially approved the "cheap" Flybond a total of 284 cabotage and international routes, including a city-wide route Buenos Aires and the Falkland Islands.

The decision was formalized by a resolution of the Ministry of Transport, which was announced on Thursday Official Bulletin.

"Assign FB Líneas Aéreas SA authorization to exploit domestic and international unusual services air transport of passengers, cargo and mail with large aircraft ", in accordance with the official text.

Transportation has clarified that the operation of the route Buenos Aires-Islas Malvinas "will be the subject of the results of consultations with the authorities Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worship. "

He also pointed out that "the vast majority of the internal routes required by Flybond, points inside the country and suggest linking cities to each other, whose communication in many cases currently requires the transition through Buenos Aires. "

The Ministry points out that issuing operating licenses 284 routes At a public hearing on 5 October, it was discussed and stressed that Flybond's goal was " they do not provide regular services and therefore represents an element of general utility for the community. "

It also confirmed that the routes planned by the company "to configure a a new and extensive network of internal services which promote communication between domestic destinations that connect different regions of the country through the air, which also allows move forward with Buenos Aires deconcentration, which promotes the adopted integration policy and allows a link between cities that are not currently communicated. "

"Such services make it possible to respond to demand, which can be provided in this way with greater alternatives to meet its transport needs, taking into account the supply of this type of benefit by foreign carriers", in accordance with the resolution.

In the meantime, the Ministry of Transport also approved the company Avian "concession for the provision of regular domestic and international air passenger service, cargo and mail with large aircraft and with permission to abandon and / or change scales" in six cabotage routes.

According to the Resolution 1083/2018 published in the Official Journal on December 12, "the period of validity of the granted concession will be extended for the period fifteen (15) years counted from the date of notification of this resolution ".

It adds that, before exercising the rights conferred by this resolution, Avian Líneas Aéreas SA must obtain Certificate of air carrier (CESA) with continuous access to air transport services. "