A low-cost adds another aircraft to its national and regional fleet

The low-cost airline Flybondi has added a new aircraft to its fleet and continues its investment plan in Argentina. Its twelfth aircraft arrived in the country this Thursday, a Boeing 737-800 NG from Arkansas, United States.

The aircraft will start its commercial operation after completing the administrative registration and certification processes and will carry the registration number LV-KEF.

As announced months ago, the airline has also launched the leasing market a search of at least five aircraft continue to complete its regional and cabotage fleet in 2023.

“Thanks to the success of this plan, which doubled the fleet and the offer, its market share has more than doubled compared to 2019,” the company said in a statement. And he added: “Currently with a market share of 21% for domestic flights and 5% for the international market, theThe company is positioned and confirmed as the second largest airline in the country. Furthermore, their flights are over 90 percent occupancy.”

Recently, Flybondi announced its third inter-provincial route and from March 2 will connect the provinces of Córdoba and Salta again. The connection will have 3 weekly frequencies on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Flybonds in numbers:

• It has a fleet of 12 Boeing 737-800 NGs with 189 seats in single class.
• Fly to 17 domestic destinations: Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Corrientes, Córdoba, Jujuy, Mendoza, Neuquén, Posadas, Iguazú, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Trelew, Tucumán, Puerto Madryn, Ushuaia, El Calafate and Comodoro Rivadavia.
• It currently flies to three international destinations in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Florianópolis.
• It has a domestic market share of 21% and an international market share of 5% (Dec 2022).

The cheap trampling

The investment plan that the two low cost companies operating in the country are going swimmingly. According to market data, it is estimated that by the middle of this year between the two may have 20 aircraft.

In October last year, Flybondi had built its eighth aircraft (it already has 12 in total). By then, its competitor JetSmart had about six planes. In this way, in total of those 20 between the two with which they aim to close the year, it would only remain for the second to incorporate the two that are missing.

NS