The service AeroDirect will continue to be the main public transport alternative to the Jorge Chávez International Airport. According to information from the ATU, it managed to exceed two million transferred users in the six months since the beginning of his white march.
The operating companies have obtained the renewal of its routes for five years, with the option of extend it up to 13 years if they replace their vehicles with natural gas vehicles (NGV) units.
In addition, it is possible to continue up to 19 years in case of migrating to hybrid or electric technologies. According to the Urban Transportation Authority (ATU), the measure seeks to promote a transportation system more efficient and environmentally friendly for thousands of users who enter or leave the country’s main air terminal daily.
AeroDirecto currently operates with fifty modern busesinterconnecting different districts of Lima with the airport. The service allows payment of the ticket in cash or by digital wallet, offers space for suitcases, video surveillance cameras and storage units. ground floor for greater accessibility.
- AeroDirecto Norte: From Túpac Amaru (Los Olivos), crossing Naranjal, Canta Callao, Elmer Faucett and Morales Duárez.
- AeroDirecto Sur: It starts in Galerías Brasil and continues through La Paz, Venezuela and Morales Duárez.
- AeroDirect Center: From Plaza San Martín, passing through Nicolás de Piérola, Óscar R. Benavides, Elmer Faucett, Quilca and Morales Duárez.
- AeroDirecto Quilca (Callao): It starts from Quilca Avenue and connects with Faucett and Morales Duárez.
- AeroDirect Window: It runs through Néstor Gambeta, Faucett and Morales Duárez.
- AeroDirecto North Terminal: It starts at Galería San Lázaro (Independencia), continues through Mega Plaza, Universitaria, José Granda, Perú Avenue and Morales Duárez.
If you choose to travel by this public service, keep in mind thatrates are general. Prices vary betweenS/3.00 and S/5.00according to the distance traveled on each route.
This structure allows users to have an alternative to get to the airport.
The extension of maintenance on the old runway at Jorge Chávez International Airport will affect the scheduling of 354 national and international flights between December 1 and 20, according to the International Air Transport Association. The organization expressed its concern to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications about the late notification of the measure, which gives airlines only twelve days to reschedule flights and notify passengers, which could cause delays and cancellations at the country’s main air terminal.
The General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics clarified that the twenty-day delay is due to the technical complexity of the work and the need to incorporate improvements in the project, whose completion was initially scheduled for November 30.
For its part, Lima Airport Partners (LAP), company that manages the airport, announced that runway 16L will be operational from December 20, highlighting that current optimizations seek to avoid additional closures in the future.
