(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Paraguay is quietly stitching itself more firmly into the regional and transatlantic grid, with air traffic and routes climbing through 2025 after years of thin connectivity that deterred newcomers and complicated business travel.

From January to August, the country's airports handled 867,809 passengers. June marked a dip (100,594), followed by a rebound in July (115,835) and a yearly peak in August (120,160).

Most travelers moved through Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi International, with secondary activity at Guaraní in Alto Paraná and the newly reactivated Encarnación terminal.

Airlines are doing the heavy lifting. Air Europa increased Madrid–Asunción to daily flights in July, restoring a dependable bridge to Europe.

Copa Airlines expanded Panama–Asunción to as many as 17 weekly frequencies and carried more than 22,000 passengers in August, tightening connections to Central and North America.



JetSMART raised Buenos Aires–Asunción to daily and announced a Buenos Aires–Asunción–Rio de Janeiro tag for December. GOL maintains São Paulo service and plans seasonal Rio flights, while Avianca operates three weekly links to Bogotá.
Paraguay Eases Air Travel
Azul suspended São Paulo–Asunción in September but continues Curitiba and plans to add Recife twice a week in December. Infrastructure is inching forward as well.

Asunción's terminal is being expanded by roughly 2,100 square meters on the departures side, a modest but practical step to ease peak-hour pressures.

Encarnación has been upgraded to 24-hour international status and has begun handling international operations, giving Paraguay a second viable gateway.

For a capital city, Asunción still has a compact network-roughly 15 to 16 nonstop destinations across nine countries and a single direct link to Europe.

Yet the trajectory matters more than the baseline. Paraguay 's appeal rests on a simple, territorial tax system and a relatively accessible residency track. Those strengths only translate into real-world decisions when getting in and out is straightforward.

More frequencies to major hubs, a second international airport coming online, and incremental terminal upgrades reduce travel friction for families, entrepreneurs, and investors.

The message is clear: the country is becoming easier to reach, and that could make all the difference.

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