According to official data from the Foreign Ministry of Uruguayfrom 2020 to the present, more than 26 thousand Argentines They decided to leave the country to seek new horizons on the other side of the Río de la Plata. In 2019, residency applications were 2,042, in 2020 they increased to 6,816, in 2021 they were around 12,500 and in 2022 there were more than 7,200.
There are several reasons that position Uruguay as an extremely attractive destination for companies and executives from Argentina. Among them, closeness, familiarity, economic advantages and the incentives that the country applied for those who arrive with the aim of settling permanently.
According to data from the Municipality of Maldonado, of the 220,000 inhabitants in this department, 25,000 are Argentinian. As a consequence, in the winters of 2021 and 2022 there was a notable increase in commercial activity and growth in the construction of permanent homes in the area. Punta del Esteincluding the private neighborhoods of the spas.
In this scenario, private flights are consolidated as an increasingly chosen alternative due to the advantages they offer over other options: it is a service that can hired at very short notice and that allows you to attend events, work meetings and even last-minute lunches without planning.
Also, there are no delays, no rescheduling or cancellations (except for weather issues), the service is effective, safe and can be planned 100% tailored to the client.
Flapper is one of the companies that saw the niche and became an option for Argentines living in Punta del Este and Montevideo to travel to and from Buenos Aires. The company landed in both countries in 2021, after the use of executive flights will increase significantly as a result of the pandemic and managed to consolidate quickly.
Within its services, the company that functions as an Uber of flights It offers three different modalities: the empty leg (the marketing of flights that return empty at 40 to 60% less than the value of the original leg); the shared flight on private planes (a modality that they launched in December 2022, and is in force during the high season to link the routes between Buenos Aires and Punta del Este) and Flapper Pool, an air taxi with the possibility for the client to market the free seats through the app.
Julio Manco, Executive Director and Country Manager of Latam at Flapper, says that “this year the firm focused on generating alliances with strategic partners that enhance its expansion in Argentina and Uruguay. The idea is to generate profits and unique offers for Flapper customers that allow us to provide a better high-end experience from the moment of choosing the aircraft model until the stay at the chosen destination”
The market is projected to continue growing as well as the trend of migration to Uruguay, so it is key to have different options for the new Argentine public that lives in the border country. When it comes to transportation, the need is met.
by RN
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