Peruvians were able to resume the activities they had to postpone after the closure of the borders in March due to COVID-19, and they made it notice a few days after the international opening of their borders.
A week after the restart of international scheduled in the country, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) reported that 4,024 people traveled to and from Peru.
The reasons why people decided to travel were diverse, although work, studies and health issues were the main reasons.
In a statement, the MTC said that the figure was registered by the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) corresponds to the period from October 5 to 11.
Looking in detail at the movement of people passing through the Jorge Chavez Airport, 1,614 passengers traveled from Lima to Santiago de Chile, Quito, Bogotá and Santa Cruz. 2,410 travelers came from these cities to the capital of Peru, according to information published by news outlet Gestión.
The busiest route was the one that connected Lima with Santiago. There were 3,081 people who traveled between the two cities, 76% of the total.
The second busiest route was Lima-Quito-Lima route, with 386 travelers. Then Lima-Bogotá-Lima route followed, with 380 passengers and finally Bolivia, with 177 travelers between the cities of Lima and Santa Cruz.
In this first week of international flights, 19 flights took off from Lima to Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia, and 21 made the return route. In total, the Lima airport had 40 international flights from October 5 to 11.
All international flights, both departure and arrival, must comply with the provisions and protocols established to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Passengers entering Peru must present the negative result of a PCR test for COVID-19, carried out no more than 72 hours before the trip.
In addition, the traveler must complete, within 72 hours previous to the trip, the online form of the «Electronic Health Affidavit, and commitment to perform isolation or quarantine.»
The authorities continue to recommend virtual check-in to avoid contact with other people or airline workers and also avoid large concentrations of people in different sectors of the airport.
Peru knew how to direct the course of the battle with the pandemic, which today allows it to have national and international commercial flights, increasing destinations and expanding the offer as the days go by. Peru hopes in the short term to connect again with United States and the rest of America, as well as Europe where it has a large number of expats.
