The route to Argentina is the first international service secured since CCR Aeroportos took over the concession of Navegantes International Airport in 2021.
The daily flights Tokyo Haneda, to be operated from Oct. 28 with a Boeing 767-300ER, restart a route Delta Air Lines flew before the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I fear we will see a continuing failure to improve the reliability, cost efficiency, and environmental performance of air traffic control," IATA's Willie Walsh said.
The new terminal first opened in January with 21 gates in operation and has been adding more gates since, climbing to the final figure of 33 gates in August.
Passenger numbers at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport hit 28.7 million in the first half of the year—below the 34.5 million counted during the same period in 2019.
The automated passenger loading bridge, which requires only a single operator, underwent its first test at Changi Airport with a Boeing 787 operated by Scoot.
While governments are eager to move on from the pandemic, the wider lessons of the effect of restrictive travel policies need to be broadcast and understood.
