I have often ranted about the moronic decision by whomever takes those decisions to have Punta del Este airport reduced to a local landing strip. As a result, people travel here not when they would like to, but when they can find a seat, which is a rare occurrence that comes at a steep price (I recently flew to Buenos Aires round trip for USD400).
Well, this is about to improve, as national aviation authorities have approved operating Punta del Este airport in open skies mode during the high season, from Dec. 20 through March 15. It´s a start. According to press reports, any airline will be allowed to land in Punta del Este subject to a 24 hour application/notice process.
Authorities also allowed BQB (Buquebus airline) to operate the Punta del Este-Cordoba and Punta del Este-Rosario routes with Argentina (the second and third largest sources of Argentine tourists after Buenos Aires), as well as Montevideo-Ezeiza (the international airport in Buenos Aires).
In addition, a third airline, Sol, which already operates in Argentina, was also allowed to fly the same Punta del Este-Córdoba and Rosario routes through March 15, in addition to Montevideo-Buenos Aires and Montevideo-Madrid.
And, uhhh, yes, the Montevideo airport´s new terminal´s opening date has been postponed again, this time without a new deadline to blow. Its inauguration is now "imminent" but not so imminent as Dec. 15, as previously planned. Originally the terminal was set to open in October, then November, then December. It´s hard to see how they could possibly accomplish the transfer from one terminal to the other in the middle of the holiday season, so my bet is mid to late January.
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