On July 7th, 1980, Aerolíneas Argentinas made its first non-scheduled transpolar flight using a Boeing 747-200. 14 months later, regular operations began, departing and arriving at Ministro Pistarini Airport (Buenos Aires), with a stopover in Rio Gallegos on the way to Oceania and non-stop on the connection to Argentina.
See also: #TBT: United Airlines flights to and from Argentina in 2002.
In 1987, Aerolíneas Argentinas operated between Buenos Aires and Auckland via Rio Gallegos with Boeing 747-200s. The continuation to Sydney began in the late 1980s.
See also: #TBT: Transportes Aéreos Neuquén (TAN) flights in 1999.
Aerolíneas Argentinas was the only company flying between Argentina and Oceania.
See also: #TBT: Dinar Líneas Aéreas flights in 1999.
Aerolíneas Argentinas transpolar flight schedule in 1987
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| Flight | From | To | Freq. |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR 880 | Buenos Aires 08:00 | Río Gallegos 11:10 | Tuesday |
| AR 880 | Río Gallegos 13:10 | Auckland 14:30+1 | Tuesday |
| AR 881 | Auckland 20:50 | Buenos Aires 17:45 | Wednesday |
See also: #TBT: Cubana de Aviación flights to South America in 1999.
The company stopped operating to New Zealand in 2012 and two years later to Australia. Since then, Aerolíneas Argentinas did not resume its services to Oceania, without taking into account the special operations to China via Auckland in 2021 and 2022 in search of vaccines against Coronavirus.
See also: #TBT: KLM flights to South America in 1988.
The last scheduled flights between Argentina and Oceania were in 2020, when Air New Zealand operated to the Argentine capital from Auckland, its main hub in the country.
Air New Zealand suspended its services as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, after four years of operations.
See also: #TBT: Aeroflot flights between Russia and Argentina in 1987.
Source
- Guía Argentina de Tráfico Aéreo (GATA).
