Aerolineas Argentinas was flying to JFK with A330-200s.
Argentina’s flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas has ended flights between Buenos Aires and New York, leaving the market solely served by American Airlines.
The airline has suspended the connection between Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza Airport (EZE) and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), which was being offered three times per week using Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
The move comes after 11 years of operations, interrupted only during the pandemic. It means Aerolineas Argentinas will now only provide one route to the U.S., flying twice a day to Miami International Airport.
The carrier’s exit from New York sees American Airlines become the sole operator of nonstop flights between Buenos Aires and New York, offering an EZE-JFK route daily aboard Boeing 777-200/200ER aircraft.
However, Delta Air Lines will join the Oneworld alliance member on the sector from the start of the winter 2024-25 season, resuming daily flights using A330-900 equipment.
Aerolineas Argentinas first served New York in 1950 and the city remained a fixture in the airline’s network until 2008. The route from Buenos Aires was revived in 2013, two years after the airline signed a codeshare with Delta. However, Aerolineas Argentinas has now opted to consolidate its international network to focus on more profitable destinations.
New routes being launched include a daily Santiago-Buenos Aires Aeroparque-Rio de Janeiro route and a Santiago-Buenos Aires-Sao Paulo service, both of which will start in October and be served daily.
The airline is also expanding its presence in the Dominican Republic, adding three routes and boosting frequencies on one more. A 2X-weekly Cordoba-Punta Cana route starts on Sept. 13, followed by weekly Tucuman-Punta Cana and Rosario-Punta Cana flights from January 2025. EZE-Punta Cana will also rise from 6X to 7X-weekly.
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