Overview
- Ezeiza's main runway 11-29 was fully re-enabled at 04:00 on Wednesday, and the first flight to use the restored pavement was a JetSmart service to El Calafate.
- The airport had operated with a shortened 1,850 m runway for about 17 days, a restriction that forced many airlines to divert, cancel or reprogram services and hit long-haul wide-body routes hardest.
- A planned security closure will briefly interrupt operations between 13:00 and 15:00 today for the Pope's departure, but normal traffic resumed after that window.
- Aeropuertos Argentina said the intersection renewal is part of a US$100 million works package and that it has announced a further US$1.5 billion five-year investment plan linked to a US$7.5 billion long-term program.
- Cargo capacity will expand next week when the 12,000 m² Terminal Única de Courier opens and the temperature-controlled perishables area grows to nearly 7,000 m², which should ease export logistics and let carriers restore regular international schedules.