Airline industry regrets implementation of the TUAA in Lima

La Associationón Latin American and Caribbean Transport Aéreo (HIGH) lamenta la falta de voluntad de las partes involucradas para avanzar en soluciones equilibradas frente a la implementación of the BRING IT de transferencia en el Jorge Ch International Airportátime of Lima.

A pesar de la existencia de estudios técnicos y propuestas concretas presentadas por la industria, no se han adoptado medidas que protejan la conectividad aépa areaís ni la sostenibilidad de su principal plataforma de conexiones internacionales.

Although in the úlast toños distintos gobiernos han reconocido la conectividad aérea como un motor clave del desarrollo económonkey, el turismo y la integración regional, decisiones como la TUUA de transferencia avanzan en sentido contrario, weakening Peru's competitivenessú compared to other connection centersón from the kingsón.

TUAA in Lima slows down Peru's connectivityú

HIGH, With THERE IT IS, presentó opportunely studies técynics that demonstrated the viability of alternatives más balanced, capable of benefit the airport operator without affecting connectivity toérea nor the tráI stay connectedón. These are stillálysis acquire greater relevance in a context in which the Jorge Ch International Airportáturn has shown sustained growth in the úlast añO.

This will payá for connecting flights at Lima Airport

The effects of this measure are already beingán materializing. Aerolílines based on Perú have been forced to cancel new routes and already established routes as a direct consequence of the transfer TUUA. To the date, have been announced eight cancellations of international routes, what represents a péconcrete loss of connectivity for the countryís. Each route that is retired reduces options for passengers, weakens the tráI stay connectedón and affects the sustainability of international operations.

Esta situationón is worrying if you consider the role that the work has hadáI stay connectedón in the growth of the airport. Between 2009 and 2019, transfer passengers grew at an average annual rate close to 10%, contributing to positioning Lima as a relevant point of connectionón regional.

Estimates téIndustry statistics indicate that the transfer TUUA mayíto break this trajectory. Starting from a base close to 9.2 million international passengers in 2025, the least dynamism impliesíwhat did I do 2041 Lima register 21.7 million fewer international passengers facing a scenario without TUUA.

Connectivity is alreadyá affected

The main airlinesícompanies that operate in Lima have reacted and the first direct effects of the TUAA are:

LATAM Airlines

• Canceled routes (They already operated or receivedén opened) These routes leaveáno to operate, dated téfinal term 29 march 2026:
  • Lima – Havana (Operationón scheduled until March 2026).
  • Lima – Curacao (Receipt flightén opened).
  • Lima – Florianópolis (Receipt flightén opened).
  • Lima – Orlando (Receipt flightén opened).
  • Lima – Tucumán (Receipt flightén opened).
• Routes that will NOT openán (Projected for 2026) They were new planned routes that the airlineídon't decideó do not start:
  • Lima – Guatemala city.
  • Belo Horizonte – Lima.

SKY Airline

• Canceled routes
  • Lima – Delún: the airíI don't knowó to cancelón of this service due to the negative impact of connection charges.

Histórichly, the growth of international tourismía aéarea has evolved in líne with the tráinternational airport transit. Between 2009 and 2019, international tourists who entered the Perú por vía aéarea grew from 1.3 a 2.64 millions, at an annual rate close to 7.4%. As a result of the slowdownón of the tráI stay connectedón, toward 2041 the Perú couldíto stop receiving around 5.3 millions of international tourists per vía aérea, what to implyíbecause that'sñor stop generating approximately USD 6.3 billion in GDP turístic and near 369 thousand jobs. And términs accumulated between 2025 and 2041, the impact of lower tourist activityístatic implyíto stop being perceived around USD 40 billion.

ALTA warns that this decisionón isá directly affecting connectivity toépa areaís, with clear consequences for tourism, employment and economic growthófriend of Perú. ALTA reiterates the need to immediately review this decisionón and maintains its dispositionón to provide evidence téconical shape that allows progress towards balanced solutions that protect passengers and safeguard the connectivity that the countryís and the región require.