Condor will commence flights between Frankfurt and Panama City as of June 11th. The German airline will operate twice a week to the Panamanian capital with Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, configured for 310 passengers in three classes (30 Business, 64 Premium Economy and 216 Economy).
Panama City will become Condor’s 11th destination in Latin America, including the Caribbean (at the time of launch). According to our database, it serves mainly from Frankfurt airport, as well as some operations to/from Düsseldorf. The company will fly to Panama for the first time.
Wednesday and Sunday
- DE 2236 Frankfurt FRA 21:50 · 02:40+1 PTY Panama City
Monday and Thursday
- DE 2237 Panama City PTY 11:05 · 05:15+1 FRA Frankfurt
Regarding other Condor news on the continent, some routes to the United States and Canada will be suspended next summer (Baltimore, Edmonton, Halifax, Minneapolis, Phoenix and San Antonio), and it will stop services to Cuba in late April.
As reported by Condor, the suspension between Germany and Cuba (Havana, Holguín and Varadero) is due to a significant drop in demand. The airline has been operating continuously to the Caribbean country since 1990.
Condor has an important network of destinations in the Caribbean. Antigua, Bridgetown, Cancún, Havana, Holguín, La Romana, Martinique, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, Scarborough and Varadero are part of the schedule.

Antigua and Barbuda/Dominican Republic
- FRA – Antigua (ANU) – Punta Cana (PUJ) – FRA: 1 weekly · Airbus A330neo
Barbados
- DUS – Bridgetown (BGI) – DUS: 1 weekly · Airbus A330neo
- FRA – Bridgetown (BGI) – FRA: 4 weekly · Airbus A330neo
Cuba
- FRA – Havana (HAV) – FRA: 2 weekly · Airbus A330neo
- FRA – Holguín (HOG) – FRA: 2 weekly · Airbus A330neo
- FRA – Varadero (VRA) – FRA: 3 weekly · Airbus A330neo
Dominican Republic
- DUS – La Romana (LRM) – DUS: 2 weekly · Airbus A330neo
- FRA – La Romana (LRM) – FRA: 5 weekly · Airbus A330neo
- FRA – Puerto Plata (POP) – Santo Domingo (SDQ) – FRA: 2 weekly · A330neo
- FRA – Punta Cana (PUJ) – FRA: 6 weekly · Airbus A330neo
Jamaica
- DUS – Montego Bay (MBJ) – DUS: 1 flight per fortnight · Airbus A330neo
- FRA – Montego Bay (MBJ) – FRA: 4 weekly · Airbus A330neo
Martinique
- DUS – Fort-de-France (FDF) – DUS: 1 weekly · Airbus A330neo
- FRA – Fort-de-France (FDF) – FRA: 2 weekly · Airbus A330neo
Mexico
- FRA – Cancún (CUN) – FRA: 9 weekly · Airbus A330neo
- FRA – San José del Cabo (SJD) – FRA: 2 weekly · Airbus A330neo
Trinidad and Tobago/Barbados
- FRA – Scarborough (TAB) – BGI – FRA: 1 weekly · Airbus A330neo
Turkish Airlines begins services to Chile
At 09:31 on December 19th, Turkish Airlines’ inaugural flight from Istanbul via Sao Paulo Guarulhos landed in Santiago de Chile. The airline will perform four operations per week using 327-seat Airbus A350-900 aircraft, although the first service was carried out on the Boeing 777-300(ER) with registration TC-LJE.
Santiago is Turkish’s ninth Latin American destination, joining Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Cancún, Caracas, Havana, Mexico City, Panama City and Sao Paulo.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- TK 215 Istanbul IST 20:35 · 04:15+1 GRU Sao Paulo
- TK 215 Sao Paulo GRU 05:50+1 · 09:45+1 SCL Santiago
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- TK 216 Santiago SCL 11:40 · 15:15 GRU Sao Paulo
- TK 216 Sao Paulo GRU 16:50 · 11:20+1 IST Istanbul
Turkish routes to Latin America

Argentina
- Buenos Aires (EZE) via GRU: 7 weekly · Airbus A350-900
Brazil
- Sao Paulo (GRU): 11 weekly · Airbus A350-900
Chile
- Santiago (SCL) via GRU: 4 weekly · Airbus A350-900
Colombia/Panama
- IST – Bogotá (BOG) – Panama City (PTY) – IST: 7 weekly · Boeing 787-9
Cuba/Venezuela
Mexico
- IST – Mexico City (MEX) – Cancún (CUN) – IST: 11 weekly · Boeing 787-9
Panama
- Panama City (PTY): 3 weekly · Boeing 787-9
Venezuela
- Caracas (CCS): 3 weekly · Boeing 787-9
Turkish Airlines has commented that it plans to start flights to Lima (Peru) in 2025.
Azul leases a Boeing 777 from EuroAtlantic
Between mid-December and mid-January, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras will operate with a Boeing 777-200(ER), which belongs to the Portuguese airline EuroAtlantic. The flights will be conducted by EuroAtlantic crew, with Campinas – Lisbon – Campinas being its only route.
The 777 with registry CS-TSX, will replace, on some weekly frequencies, Azul’s Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A330-900neo, aircraft that normally serve between the two cities.
Lisbon and Paris are Azul Linhas Aéreas’ destinations in Europe, performed from Campinas Viracopos airport. In accordance with our database, LIS has 13 weekly flights, while the French capital is operated seven times a week on A330s.
Schedule with EuroAtlantic’s 777
- AD 8901 Lisbon LIS 10:00 · 16:30 VCP Campinas
- AD 8900 Campinas VCP 19:30 · 07:50+1 LIS Lisbon
On January 6th, 7th and 8th, the Boeing 777 CS-TSX was replaced by the Boeing 767 CS-TSU, also from EuroAtlantic, due to a technical issue.
We review other highlights of the Latin American market
Aerolíneas Argentinas
For the South American summer season, Aerolíneas Argentinas began several domestic and international routes in early January, as well as increasing frequencies and seats offered on current services.
The company will operate with Airbus A330-200, Embraer 190, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, most of them until March.

- Buenos Aires (EZE) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG): eff December 28th · flights with A330
- Buenos Aires (AEP) – Florianópolis (FLN): 18 weekly · January 1st · 738/7M8
- Córdoba (COR) – Florianópolis (FLN): 3 weekly · January 1st · 738/7M8
- Rosario (ROS) – Florianópolis (FLN): 3 weekly · January 2nd · 738/7M8
- Rosario (ROS) – Mar del Plata (MDQ): 2 weekly · January 2nd · Embraer 190
- Tucumán (TUC) – Mar del Plata (MDQ): 5 weekly · January 2nd · Embraer 190
- Rosario (ROS) – Punta Cana (PUJ): 1 weekly · January 3rd · Boeing 737 MAX 8
- Córdoba (COR) – Salvador (SSA): 1 weekly · January 4th · Boeing 737 MAX 8
- Rosario (ROS) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG): 3 weekly · January 4th · 738/7M8
- Tucumán (TUC) – Punta Cana (PUJ): 1 weekly · January 5th · Boeing 737 MAX 8
- Buenos Aires (AEP) – Punta del Este (PDP): from 7 to 23 weekly · 737/738/7M8/E190
- Córdoba (COR) – Punta Cana (PUJ): from 2 to 4 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 8
- Córdoba (COR) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG): from 2 to 4 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Year-round services: Rosario – Punta Cana and Tucumán – Punta Cana.
Rosario – Punta Cana is the longest route with narrow-body aircraft in the Aerolíneas Argentinas network, reaching 8 hours.
In addition, since Argentine airplanes cannot pass through Venezuela due to the Venezuelan government’s ban, the route must be diverted and fly over Colombia or Trinidad and Tobago.
Air Europa
Starting in July, Air Europa will separate the Madrid – Quito – Guayaquil – Madrid route, which it currently provides four weekly times on Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
According to its website, the airline will perform three non-stop services a week to both Ecuadorian cities from the Spanish capital, offering the following schedule.
Guayaquil · July 2nd
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- UX 39 Madrid MAD 01:40 · 06:10 GYE Guayaquil
- UX 40 Guayaquil GYE 11:05 · 05:00+1 MAD Madrid
Quito · July 1st
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- UX 137 Madrid MAD 01:40 · 05:35 UIO Quito
- UX 138 Quito UIO 11:35 · 05:00+1 MAD Madrid
American
The company will add a new route between the United States and Mexico effective March 6th. As per its website, American Airlines will serve to Tampico from Dallas Fort Worth using Envoy Air’s Embraer 170 aircraft, configured for 66 passengers.
Daily
- AA 4090 Dallas DFW 10:10 · 11:17 TAM Tampico
- AA 4090 Tampico TAM 12:02 · 15:08 DFW Dallas
American will once again provide the DFW-TAM route after 15 years.
Andes
Andes Líneas Aéreas, an Argentine charter airline, commenced charter flights between Argentina and Cuba on January 3rd. These operations, carried out on a weekly basis, will be marketed by Argentine travel agencies.
Buenos Aires – Pisco (technical stopover) – Cayo Largo del Sur will be the route, performed by Boeing 737-800s with capacity for 185 passengers in single class.
Thursday
- O4 600 Buenos Aires EZE 23:45 · 02:40+1 PIO Pisco
- O4 600 Pisco PIO 04:00+1 · 09:00+1 CYO Cayo Largo
Saturday
- O4 601 Cayo Largo CYO 10:00 · 14:00 PIO Pisco
- O4 601 Pisco PIO 15:00 · 20:55 EZE Buenos Aires
Thus, flights between both countries returned following a nine-month hiatus. Cubana de Aviación had services to Buenos Aires from Havana, but they had to be suspended because it was unable to refuel in Argentina, due to bans that Cuban airlines have.
During 2023 and until the suspension, the Cuban state-owned carrier operated with Plus Ultra Airbus A340-300, a Spanish company.
Avelo
As announced in our US and Canada report, Avelo Airlines will open three new routes to the Caribbean beginning in February. The company will operate Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737-800 jets.
Raleigh-Durham – Montego Bay · February 12th
Wednesday and Saturday
- XP 698 Raleigh-Durham RDU 07:00 · 10:09 MBJ Montego Bay
- XP 699 Montego Bay MBJ 11:09 · 14:21 RDU Raleigh-Durham
Windsor Locks (Hartford) – Punta Cana · February 21st
Monday and Friday
- XP 932 Hartford BDL 07:30 · 12:31 PUJ Punta Cana
- XP 933 Punta Cana PUJ 14:01 · 17:04 BDL Hartford
Raleigh-Durham – Punta Cana · February 22nd
Wednesday and Saturday
- XP 630 Raleigh-Durham RDU 08:00 · 12:20 PUJ Punta Cana
- XP 631 Punta Cana PUJ 13:50 · 16:11 RDU Raleigh-Durham
avianca
After four and a half years, avianca returned to Cuba on December 16th.
The Colombian airline will serve seven times per week between Bogotá and Havana with 180-seat Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A320neo aircraft. Cuba becomes avianca’s 22nd Latin American market.
Daily
- AV 54 Bogotá BOG 12:35 · 16:00 HAV Havana
- AV 55 Havana HAV 17:10 · 20:25 BOG Bogotá
Bogotá, Caracas, Georgetown, Lima, Paramaribo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Valencia (Venezuela) are the Cuban capital’s connections with South America.
Azul
On December 9th at 19:22 local time, Azul’s inaugural flight from Willemstad, Curaçao arrived in Fort Lauderdale. The carrier will offer four weekly operations by Airbus A320neo jets for 174 passengers.
Azul will perform the Belo Horizonte – Willemstad – Fort Lauderdale route and vice versa under the Fifth Freedom Of The Air. This is Azul Linhas Aéreas’ first service to the United States from a different country than Brazil.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- AD 8786 Belo Horizonte CNF 10:40 · 15:40 CUR Willemstad
- AD 8786 Willemstad CUR 17:10 · 19:15 FLL Fort Lauderdale
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- AD 8787 Fort Lauderdale FLL 07:40 · 11:35 CUR Willemstad
- AD 8787 Willemstad CUR 13:05 · 20:05 CNF Belo Horizonte
Boliviana de Aviación
The Bolivian state-owned airline announced the addition of a Boeing 737-700 to its fleet, which operated until November 2024 for Aerolíneas Argentinas.
At the time of publication, the 737, formerly Argentine-registered LV-BZA, is parked at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires awaiting its ferry flight to Bolivia. The Bolivian registration of the aircraft is unknown for the moment.
In December, the Boeing 737 received the Boliviana de Aviación scheme at the Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA), located in Córdoba (Argentina). With Aerolíneas Argentinas, this 737-700 had the SkyTeam livery, leaving the airline with only one aircraft with the alliance scheme.
BoA’s fleet
- Airbus A330-200: 3
- Boeing 737-300: 4
- Boeing 737-700: 4
- Boeing 737-800: 8
- CRJ-200: 2
Boliviana de Aviación retired its last Boeing 767-300(ER) on December 20th. The 767 registry CP-2881 conducted the Santa Cruz de la Sierra – Miami Opa Locka ferry flight.

Caribbean
Caribbean Airlines will increase its services between Kingston and Fort Lauderdale starting March 9th, as commented in our U.S./Canada report.
In addition, effective March 7th, Caribbean Airlines will inaugurate flights to Fort Lauderdale from Montego Bay, which will provide seven times a week on Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes.
Daily
- BW 32 Fort Lauderdale FLL 11:55 · 12:45 MBJ Montego Bay
- BW 33 Montego Bay MBJ 15:03 · 17:55 FLL Fort Lauderdale
Montego Bay will become Caribbean’s second destination between Jamaica and Fort Lauderdale, and the third in the US city (it also serves Port of Spain).
Copa
On December 19th, the same day that international flights were again available at Porto Alegre airport following the floods, Copa Airlines resumed services from Panama City.
The Panamanian airline will operate four times weekly by Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- CM 821 Panama City PTY 14:44 · 23:59 POA Porto Alegre
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- CM 820 Porto Alegre POA 01:25 · 06:36 PTY Panama City
Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo are Copa Airlines’ destinations in Brazil, all from/to PTY.
Flybondi
The Argentine low cost carrier adds a new destination in the country, expanding its operations in the Argentine Patagonia.
Effective February 2nd, Flybondi will begin services between Buenos Aires and Río Gallegos, to be offered with Boeing 737-800s for 189 passengers in single class, as well as by leased aircraft from Avion Express and AlbaStar (Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-800, respectively).
Daily except Wednesday
- FO 5370 Buenos Aires EZE 15:00 · 18:30 RGL Río Gallegos
- FO 5371 Río Gallegos RGL 19:20 · 22:35 EZE Buenos Aires
Aerolineas Argentinas, LADE and LATAM operate at Río Gallegos airport.
GOL
GOL Linhas Aéreas continues to grow outside South America, with the launch of flights to Aruba.
The Brazilian airline inaugurated its services from Sao Paulo Guarulhos on December 19th, which will conduct three times per week on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. It will be the only operator in the Brazil – Aruba market.
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- G3 7716 Sao Paulo GRU 15:30 · 21:00 AUA Oranjestad
- G3 7715 Oranjestad AUA 22:30 · 05:40+1 GRU Sao Paulo
Oranjestad joins San José (Costa Rica), another international route recently commenced by GOL.
By summer 2025, GOL will boost frequencies to Brazil from other South American countries, mainly Argentina.

- Sao Paulo (GRU) – Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI): from 3 to 8 weekly · December 29th
- Rosario (ROS) – Florianópolis (FLN): new route · 3 weekly · January 3rd
- Córdoba (COR) – Florianópolis (FLN): new route · 3 weekly · January 4th
- Brasilia (BSB) – Buenos Aires (EZE): new route · 4 weekly · January 6th
- Córdoba (COR) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG): from 3 to 7 weekly
- Rosario (ROS) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG): from 3 to 7 weekly
jetBlue
jetBlue Airways will start services between Fort Lauderdale and the Caribbean using Airbus A220-300 planes.
Currently, all of these routes are operated on Airbus A320-200s, which have 162 seats.

Schedule
- Aguadilla (BQN): 7 weekly · April 30th
- Cancún (CUN): 21 weekly · April 30th
- Montego Bay (MBJ): 7 weekly · April 30th
- Punta Cana (PUJ): 7 weekly · April 30th
- Santo Domingo (SDQ): 7 weekly · April 30th
- Kingston (KIN): 14 weekly · June 12th
JetSMART
At 10:19 local time on January 8th, JetSMART’s first flight to Comodoro Rivadavia departed from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires. The Argentine low cost company resumes this route after nearly a year and a half of suspension.
AEP – CRD
- JA 3031 Buenos Aires AEP 05:20 · 07:49 CRD Comodoro Rivadavia (Monday)
- JA 3031 Buenos Aires AEP 05:30 · 07:59 CRD Comodoro Rivadavia (Wednesday)
- JA 3031 Buenos Aires AEP 05:15 · 07:44 CRD Comodoro Rivadavia (Thursday)
- JA 3031 Buenos Aires AEP 05:15 · 07:44 CRD Comodoro Rivadavia (Friday)
- JA 3031 Buenos Aires AEP 05:30 · 07:59 CRD Comodoro Rivadavia (Sunday)
CRD – AEP
- JA 3032 Comodoro Rivadavia CRD 08:22 · 10:39 AEP Buenos Aires (Monday)
- JA 3032 Comodoro Rivadavia CRD 08:32 · 10:49 AEP Buenos Aires (Wednesday)
- JA 3032 Comodoro Rivadavia CRD 08:17 · 10:34 AEP Buenos Aires (Thursday)
- JA 3032 Comodoro Rivadavia CRD 08:17 · 10:34 AEP Buenos Aires (Friday)
- JA 3032 Comodoro Rivadavia CRD 08:32 · 10:49 AEP Buenos Aires (Sunday)
JetSMART Argentina intends to incorporate its first Airbus A320neo in late January.
LATAM
The airline restarts its international operations from Porto Alegre following an eight-month hiatus. Like Copa Airlines, it had to cancel flights due to the floods.
On January 3rd, the first service from Santiago de Chile landed at Salgado Filho airport, and from Lima on January 4th. Both routes, which will only be carried out by LATAM, will have three weekly frequencies.
Lima (A319)
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- LA 2422 Lima LIM 23:40/23:50 · 06:30+1 POA Porto Alegre
- LA 2423 Porto Alegre POA 07:25 · 10:20 LIM Lima (Mon/Thu/Sat)
Santiago (A320/A321)
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- LA 740 Santiago SCL 15:32 · 18:30 POA Porto Alegre
- LA 741 Porto Alegre POA 19:15 · 22:40 SCL Santiago
Mexicana de Aviación
Mexico’s state-owned airline, re-launched by the Mexican government in December 2023, has been struggling financially.
Mexicana will suspend eight destinations from its network, reducing its service to 10 Mexican cities. At publication time, their last flight will be during early January.

Routes to be suspended, from/to Mexico City (NLU)
- Acapulco (ACA): Embraer 145
- Campeche (CPE): Embraer 145
- Guadalajara (GDL): Embraer 145
- Nuevo Laredo (NLD): Embraer 145
- Puerto Vallarta (PVR): Embraer 145
- Uruapan (UPN): Embraer 145
- Villahermosa (VSA): Embraer 145
- Zihuatanejo Ixtapa (ZIH): Embraer 145
The Mexicana fleet consists of seven aircraft (3 Boeing 737-800 and 4 Embraer 145). In 2024, the Mexican government had announced the incorporation of 18 new Embraer E195-E2s, a plan that is apparently still in place.
Paranair
At the end of December, the Paraguayan carrier commenced three seasonal routes from Asunción, the country’s capital and hub. These services, to Brazil and Uruguay, will run until early February for the South American summer 2025.

- Florianópolis (FLN): 3 weekly · until February 9th · CRJ-200
- Punta del Este (PDP): 3 weekly · until February 9th · CRJ-200
- Rio de Janeiro (GIG): 3 weekly · until February 8th · CRJ-200
With green color, its current regular routes.
SKY
SKY Airline continues to expand its operations in Peru by the introduction of three new routes, two of them without passing through the Peruvian capital. The new services will be conducted on 186-seat Airbus A320neo aircraft, and will commence in March and April.
Cusco – Arequipa · March 10th
Daily
- H8 5619 Arequipa AQP 07:00 · 08:10 CUZ Cusco
- H8 5615 Cusco CUZ 07:20 · 08:25 AQP Arequipa

Lima – Tacna · March 10th
Daily
Cusco – Puerto Maldonado · April 1st
Daily
- H8 5626 Cusco CUZ 08:20 · 09:10 PEM Puerto Maldonado
- H8 5627 Puerto Maldonado PEM 10:00 · 10:40 CUZ Cusco
TAP
In addition to Copa and LATAM, TAP Air Portugal will resume service to Porto Alegre.
Beginning April 1st, the airline will fly three times a week from Lisbon by Airbus A330-900neo aircraft with 298 seats in two classes. TAP will be the only company to operate between Europe and the Brazilian city.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- TP 117 Lisbon LIS 13:05 · 20:25 POA Porto Alegre
- TP 118 Porto Alegre POA 21:55 · 12:45+1 LIS Lisbon
Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Maceió, Manaus, Natal, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo are its destinations in Brazil.
United Airlines
As of May 22nd, United will inaugurate flights between San Francisco and Panama City, offering one daily frequency on 166-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes.
San Francisco will become United’s third destination in the Panamanian capital, after Houston and Newark.
Daily
- UA 1103 San Francisco SFO 10:55 · 20:10 PTY Panama City
- UA 1104 Panama City PTY 15:15 · 20:58 SFO San Francisco
Copa Airlines operates this route 11 times weekly with 737-800s and 737 MAX 9s.

New aircraft incorporated by Latin American airlines
- Avion Express Brasil
- GOL Linhas Aéreas (x2)
- JetSMART
- LATAM Airlines (x3)
- SKY Airline (x2)
Aircraft | Airline | Registration | Ferry flight | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus A320-214 | Avion Express Brasil | 9H-MLD | CDT-KEF-YUL-MIA-TRU-SJK | November 18th |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | Copa | HP-9803CMP | PAE-SJO | December 17th |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | GOL | PS-GRD | BFI-PUJ-CNF | December 17th |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | GOL | PS-GRH | BFI-PUJ-CNF | December 17th |
Airbus A321-271NX | JetSMART | CC-DIQ | XFW-KEF-BGR-PTY-SCL | December 21st |
Airbus A320-251N | SKY | CC-DBP | TLS-KEF-MIA-SCL | December 22nd |
Airbus A320-271N | LATAM | PR-XBT | BFM-FOR-QSC | December 24th |
Airbus A320-271N | LATAM | PS-LHD | TLS-FOR-QSC | December 29th |
Airbus A320-271N | LATAM | PR-XBU | TLS-FOR-QSC | January 2nd |
Airbus A320-251N | SKY | CC-DBO | TLS-KEF-MIA-SCL | January 2nd |
This is Avion Express Brasil’s first aircraft, which is not new from the factory (9H-MLD to be registered as PR-MLD).
Plane crashes in Argentina
On December 18th, the Bombardier Challenger 300, registration LV-GOK, crashed at San Fernando airport.
The aircraft had taken off that same day at 12:44 local time from Punta del Este’s Capitán Curbelo airport for Buenos Aires with two pilots on board. Previously, the pilots had performed a Buenos Aires – Punta del Este flight with passengers, and were returning to the Argentine capital after this service.
As can be seen through our database, the jet landed in San Fernando, an airport located in northern Buenos Aires, at 13:18 local time. The Challenger overran the runway and crashed into a house. Both pilots died.
Plane crashes in Brazil
The Piper PA-42-1000 Cheyenne 400LS, registration PR-NDN, crashed in Canela (Brazil) on December 22nd.
At 09:08 local time it departed Canela airport for Jundiaí (Brazil) with 10 passengers. The pilot, owner of the aircraft, his wife, three children, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, mother-in-law and two nephews were on board.
Minutes after takeoff, the aircraft turned right and impacted the chimney of a house before losing control and coming down to the ground. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were adverse, according to reports.
All 10 passengers died and 17 people on the ground were injured.
Other reports we have published
Cover photo: Ari-Peter-Spotter – JetPhotos (Frankfurt Rhein-Main Int’l Airport – EDDF – Germany)