(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Argentina's Flybondi will restore and expand cross-border travel to Paraguay in December, betting that simple, point-to-point flying can cut prices and time for ordinary travelers.

The plan brings back daily Asunción–Buenos Aires service from December 1, adds Asunción–Córdoba five times a week from December 12, and inaugurates Encarnación–Buenos Aires three times a week starting December 1.

Launch fares have been advertised in the $170–$189 range, signaling a competitive jolt on one of the Southern Cone's busiest corridors. The most striking move is Encarnación.

Until recently, the city was a long overland haul from Asunción for anyone trying to reach Argentina's capital. Regular flights from Teniente Amín Ayub Airport turn that detour into a short hop, opening weekend tourism and small-business travel in both directions.

Asunción–Córdoba, meanwhile, links Paraguay directly to Argentina's second city-an industrial and university hub with growing events and tech sectors-without forcing passengers to backtrack through Buenos Aires.



For travelers, this is the promise of low-cost carriers at their best: fewer frills, more frequency, and prices that force incumbents to sharpen pencils.
Flybondi expands regional links with low-cost efficiency
Flybondi 's single-type 737-800 fleet and lean operations help sustain daily and near-daily schedules that meet demand rather than funneling it through a national flag carrier's hub.

That shift tends to benefit consumers, regional airports, and smaller firms that rely on reliable fares instead of subsidized shortcuts or politicized route maps.

There are questions to track. Can promotional loads mature into sustainable year-round demand once holiday peaks pass? Will rivals match capacity and price, or retreat to protect yields?

And can Paraguay's secondary airports keep pace with the basics that make or break new routes-security staffing, ground handling, and dependable slot coordination?

Still, the direction of travel is clear. More direct flying spreads tourism income beyond capitals, gives border economies a fairer shot, and makes cross-border life easier for families and entrepreneurs.

If the experiment holds, expect fuller hotels in Encarnación, brisker retail weekends in Buenos Aires, and a healthier, more competitive market between two neighbors who have often been connected more by road than by runway.

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