This Thursday (24) at 5:58 p.m. local time, the inaugural Eastern Airlines flight landed at the Montevideo airport. The North American company will have two operations per week to and from Miami in Boeing 767-300 (ERs), configured with 244 seats in two classes.
Eastern’s arrival in the capital marks the return of flights between the United States and Uruguay, suspended last April by American Airlines as a result of COVID-19. Until March 2020, the operations of that company to Montevideo were carried out all year round, when nowadays it is a summer route.
«The arrival of the airline is the result of coordinated work with ministries, state agents, the airline itself and the United States Embassy, and is a milestone that seeks to contribute to the strengthening of a sector that is the engine of the national economy,» said Diego Arrosa, CEO of Carrasco International Airport.
For his part, Dr. Carlos Pera, general sales agent for Eastern Airlines in Uruguay, celebrated the reopening of connectivity between Miami and Montevideo. «Both cities are united by great ties and interests related to business, commerce and tourism,» he said.
Schedule of Eastern Airlines to Montevideo
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Schedule
| Flight | From | Departure | To | Arrival |
| 2D 154 | Miami (MIA) | 08:00 | Montevideo (MVD) | 18:45 |
| 2D 155 | Montevideo (MVD) | 07:45 | Miami (MIA) | 16:30 |
- Every Thursday: departure from Miami at 08:00.
- Every Friday: departure from Montevideo at 07:45.
| Flight | From | Departure | To | Arrival |
| 2D 154 | Miami (MIA) | 19:59 | Montevideo (MVD) | 06:44 +1 |
| 2D 155 | Montevideo (MVD) | 20:59 | Miami (MIA) | 05:44 +1 |
- Every Sunday: departure from Miami at 7:59 p.m.
- Every Monday: departure from Montevideo at 8:59 p.m.
Regarding future prospects, the company plans to increase the frequency of flights from Miami, and add a connection to New York, although to date there is no official information.
Montevideo joins Asunción, Guayaquil and Managua to the regular Eastern Airlines routes to and from the United States. Weeks ago the company planned to start with flights to Sarajevo and Santo Domingo, but they were permanently suspended, while those to Belo Horizonte are postponed.
- Miami – Asunción – Miami: 3 weekly frequencies.
- Miami – Guayaquil – Miami: 2 weekly frequencies.
- Nueva York – Guayaquil – Nueva York: 3 weekly frequencies.
- Miami – Managua – Miami: 1 weekly frequency.
- Miami – Montevideo – Miami: 2 weekly frequencies.
