Continuing its South Cone expansion, LATAM Airlines launched a daily nonstop service between São Paulo/Guarulhos (GRU) and Córdoba (COR) on 27 October. The inauguration, marked by a ribbon-cutting at GRU Airport, provides Brazil’s corporate capital with direct access to Argentina’s second-largest industrial hub, home to automotive, aerospace and agri-tech clusters.
Flights depart GRU at 10:20, arriving in Córdoba at 13:30; the return leaves COR at 15:05, reaching São Paulo at 18:05—timed to feed LATAM’s evening long-haul bank to Europe and the U.S. By bypassing Buenos Aires, the route shaves up to three hours off current itineraries and avoids Aeroparque-Ezeiza transfers that frustrate business travelers.
The Brazilian Foreign Trade Association (AEB) says bilateral trade with Córdoba province grew 18 % in H1 2025, driven by auto-parts and soy-processing equipment, but logistics complexity hindered further gains. LATAM projects a 60-ton monthly belly-cargo potential, enough to justify early up-gauging to the A321neo once deliveries resume.
Tourism boards on both sides expect reciprocal weekend traffic: Brazilians seeking Córdoba’s wine road and Argentines connecting via GRU to Northeast beaches now have single-ticket options. Through tickets are also possible on oneworld partners such as American Airlines and Qatar Airways, which code-share on LATAM’s GRU flights.
For global-mobility managers, the new link supports intra-Mercosur assignees: multinational suppliers for Volkswagen and CNH Industrial can schedule fortnightly site visits without Buenos Aires layovers, reducing travel fatigue and hotel spend.
Flights depart GRU at 10:20, arriving in Córdoba at 13:30; the return leaves COR at 15:05, reaching São Paulo at 18:05—timed to feed LATAM’s evening long-haul bank to Europe and the U.S. By bypassing Buenos Aires, the route shaves up to three hours off current itineraries and avoids Aeroparque-Ezeiza transfers that frustrate business travelers.
The Brazilian Foreign Trade Association (AEB) says bilateral trade with Córdoba province grew 18 % in H1 2025, driven by auto-parts and soy-processing equipment, but logistics complexity hindered further gains. LATAM projects a 60-ton monthly belly-cargo potential, enough to justify early up-gauging to the A321neo once deliveries resume.
Tourism boards on both sides expect reciprocal weekend traffic: Brazilians seeking Córdoba’s wine road and Argentines connecting via GRU to Northeast beaches now have single-ticket options. Through tickets are also possible on oneworld partners such as American Airlines and Qatar Airways, which code-share on LATAM’s GRU flights.
For global-mobility managers, the new link supports intra-Mercosur assignees: multinational suppliers for Volkswagen and CNH Industrial can schedule fortnightly site visits without Buenos Aires layovers, reducing travel fatigue and hotel spend.
