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are unclear. Will there be a Southern Hemi-
sphere high summer season this year? Will
there be sustainable demand for air travel?
Will low-cost airlines play a part in the
recovery? Norwegian Argentina has closed,
FlyBondi has financial problems and only
JetSmart and Azul look to be in a position
to offer an attractive program to travelers.
Latam Argentina will not operate and it is
still unclear how the other constituent parts
of the Latam Group will perform.
Clearly, there are signs that things will
improve but maybe more slowly than we
all desire.
John Gallagher
The management of Ezeiza International Airport are set to reopen under the new
health and safety protocols.

Friendship Bridge reopening will spur border shopping

The Friendship Bridge that links demanded that clear sanitary protocols be company has a series of sanitary protocols
Ciudad del Este in Paraguay and the in place prior to lifting the closure. These in place but the Argentine government must
Brazilian town of Foz de Iguazu is to reopen protocols are now being agreed to by health still confirm concrete reopening plans for
by October 15, following a telephone officials from both towns. Although there the Immigration Post at the land border,
conversation between Brazilian President is almost no tourism at present, Brazilian which would allow London Supply to
Jair Bolsonaro and his Paraguayan shoppers are expected to restart shopping restart operations.
counterpart Mario Abdo. The bridge has immediately. More than 5,000 shop
been closed for six months to all traffic, both employees who work in Ciudad del Este In related news, a spokesperson for
tourists and workers, although it has been live in Foz de Iguazu. Shopping China, Paraguay’s largest border
opened on several occasions to permit the At the moment the Argentine border retailer, told TMI that their flagship store
repatriation of Paraguayan residents. on the Triple Frontier remains closed and in Pedro Juan Caballero will reopen on
The Paraguayan authorities had no opening date has been announced for October 5th.
announced the opening at the end of London Supply’s 10,000 sqm store in Their store in Ciudad del Este will
September but the Brazilian government Puerto Iguazu. TMI understands that the also reopen in the second week of October.
JG

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