Pluna and BQB expansion drive big growth for Uruguay

Uruguay’s two main airports have been recording rapid growth the last several months driven by continued expansion of flag carrier Pluna and the launch of local start-up BQB Air. Based on Feb-2011 data from Uruguay’s civil aviation authority DINACIA, arriving traffic at Montevideo Airport was up 33% to 104,287 passengers while arriving traffic at Punta del Este was up 42% to 18,585 passengers. [1395 words]

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This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Pluna arriving passenger numbers at Montevideo Airport: Jan-2008 to Feb-2011
• BQB arriving passenger numbers at Montevideo Airport: May-2010 to Feb-2011
• Total arriving passenger numbers at Montevideo Airport: Jan-2008 to Feb-2011
• Pluna average load factor at Montevideo Airport: Jan-2008 to Feb-2011
• BQB average load factor at Montevideo Airport: May-2010 to Feb-2011
• BQB route map from Montevideo
• BQB route map from Punta del Este
• Pluna route map
• Pluna arriving passenger numbers at Punta del Este: Jan-2008 to Feb-2011
• BQB arriving passenger numbers at Punta del Este: Jun-2010 to Feb-2011
• Total arriving passenger numbers at Punta del Este: Jan-2008 to Feb-2011