- More than 9.3 million airline seats connected Argentina with international markets in 2025, an +18.5% increase compared to 2024, with Latin America leading the growth.
- By the first quarter of 2026, international air capacity will increase by +22.4%, driven primarily by interregional markets, as well as the United States and Spain.
More than 9.3 million airline seats connected Argentina with international markets in 2025, representing an +18.5% increase compared to 2024. This growth has been observed on routes to key Latin American markets, as well as to the United States and Europe, and is expected to extend into the first quarter of 2026, with projected growth of +22.4%.
Our analysis of the schedule of international flights to Argentina in 2025 and its forecasts for the first quarter of 2026, reveals a landscape of strong expansion in connectivity, in line with the effects of the “open skies” policy promoted by the Argentine government.
“The data indicates that the ‘open skies’ agreements are contributing to increased connectivity, facilitating operations for new airlines and more international routes to the country, which enhances the destination’s competitiveness. “Strengthening direct routes from strategic long-haul markets to Argentina is key to boosting international tourism to the country.”
Carlos Cendra, Partner and Director of Marketing and Communications at Mabrian
All interregional markets within the top 10 countries with the greatest air connectivity to Argentina increased seat capacity in 2025: Brazil (+36.8%), Chile (+6.5%), Peru (+23.4%), Panama (+22.2%), Colombia (+36.5%), and the Dominican Republic (+71.7%). This trend continues into the first quarter of 2026, coinciding with the peak Southern Hemisphere summer season: Brazil will add 34% more airline seats compared to the same quarter of 2025, alongside Peru (+27.7%), Panama (+35%), Colombia (+35%), and the Dominican Republic (+60.4%).
Air capacity to Argentina will also be strengthened in the first quarter of 2026 from neighbouring countries such as Uruguay (+19.2%) and Paraguay (+67.8%), while Chile will record a more moderate increase of +0.8% compared to the same period in 2025.
Connectivity to the US will increase by +21.6% in the first quarter of 2026.
From the United States, the third-largest market in terms of air capacity to Argentina, carriers increased their seat capacity by +6.5% year on year in 2025. For the first quarter of 2026, projected growth reaches +21.6% compared to the same period in 2025, consolidating its role as a key long-haul market.
European countries, which also play a significant role in Argentina’s international connectivity network, show similar trends. Air capacity from Spain, the fourth-largest market by seat volume to Argentina, increased by +8.9% compared to 2024, representing the largest increase in airline seats on long-haul routes in 2025. Sustained growth of +4.6% is expected in the first quarter of 2026.
Seat availability from Italy grew by +4.5% in 2025 and will continue to increase by +3.5% in the first quarter of 2026, while in France it rose by +3.2% in 2025 and is expected to remain stable during the first months of 2026.
In the first quarter of 2026, air connectivity from the Netherlands will increase by +17.3%, following year-on-year growth of 2.4% recorded in 2025. The German market, by contrast, has remained stable, maintaining the airline seats scheduled for 2025, with no significant changes expected in the coming months.
Cendra highlights that, although some of this growth in international airline seats is linked to domestic demand, the trend reinforces the expansion efforts of the Argentine air network. “Demand from Argentinians themselves is fundamental to sustaining the air network: it helps maintain the profitability of strategic routes and enables airlines and authorities to continue investing in the consolidation of the network.”
As our data indicates, the strengthening of international air capacity to Argentina is also reflected in its domestic connectivity network, which recorded a +13.4% increase in domestic flight seats in 2025 compared to the previous year, and projects a further +10% growth during the first three months of 2026.
