The government has granted an airline permission to fly to seven Argentine airports from two South American cities, which may also be stopovers.
11/28/2025 – 6:40 pm
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The Argentine government continues to strengthen its policy to open the aviation sector. Through Ruling No. 43/2025, the Ministry of Transportation authorized LATAM Airlines Peru To exploit the network of 15 new international routes Which directly affects federalism and regional communication. This decision not only expands the offer of flights between Argentina and Peru, but also enables the airline to operate A call center with important destinations in the United States and the Caribbean.
This measure is laid out in existing bilateral agreements and in the Memorandum of Understanding on Open Skies signed in 2024, which eliminates frequency restrictions and promotes a free market environment. In this way, LATAM’s Peruvian subsidiary will be able to connect Two major cities in Peru, such as Lima and Cusco, With a total of seven airports in the interior of the country, this is a crucial step for Decentralization of Argentine airflow.
Although the license is of a regulatory nature and It does not mean the immediate start of all flightscreates a flexible operating framework for the company to integrate these paths into its business Future programmingand to promote Argentina as a highly connected destination in the region.
LATAM Peru will be able to fly to seven domestic airports from Lima and Cusco
The most notable element of this mandate is the strong focus on Argentina’s interior. LATAM Airlines in Peru has received permission to operate from its two main hubs, Lima and Cusco, to seven Argentine airports. This means that tourists and business travelers will be able to Fly more directly And convenient without necessarily having to pass through Buenos Aires (Ezeiza or Aeroparque).
The new approved methods are divided into two axes of work:
From Lima (Peru)
- Lima – Iguazu
- Lima – Rosario
- Lima – Mendoza
- Lima – Salta
- Lima – Cordoba
- Lima – Tucuman
- Lima – Neuquén
From Cusco (Peru)
- Cusco – Iguazu
- Cusco – Rosario
- Cusco – Mendoza
- Cusco – Salta
- Cusco – Cordoba
- Cusco – Tucuman
- Cusco – Neuquén
The route has been added to these 14 regular connections Lima – Sao Paulo (Brazil) – Buenos Aires, The company is already planning to start operating on November 30 with seven weekly frequencies, linking three capitals in the region.
LATAM will be able to travel to the United States and the Caribbean via Peru
A key point of Provision 43/2025 is the granting of fifth and sixth freedoms to air rights. This license allows LATAM Peru to market sections extending from Argentine territory to “points beyond”, Use Lima as an intermediate stop or call center.
The airline has the authority to connect Argentine cities with a wide list of destinations, including the following:
- USA: Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, San Francisco and Orlando.
- dominican republic: Punta Cana and Santo Domingo.
- Brazil: Rio de Janeiro.
This operational structure turns the Argentine network into a gateway to the North American and Caribbean market, enhancing domestic tourism and facilitating travel for Argentines. The possibility of continuing flights departing from Mendoza, Cordoba or Iguazu, for example, to destinations such as Miami or Punta Cana, represents a leap in quality in connectivity to the country.
For the government, this measure represents a success of the Open Skies policy, which has already allowed Argentina to sign 52 memorandums of understanding and treaties, establishing 39 new international connections that are already operational.