Overview
- Mercado Libre, in a Thursday announcement, said it began flying parcels to four Patagonian cities with five weekly flights and capacity for about 15,000 to 16,000 packages per day.
- The network uses two setups: reserved cargo space on Aerolíneas Argentinas passenger flights for Ushuaia and Bariloche, and dedicated cargo flights operated by Innova Logistic of Mirgor for Neuquén and Trelew.
- The goal is to shrink typical delivery windows in Patagonia from roughly a week to less than 48 hours, which means buyers get goods faster and sellers can reach remote customers more reliably.
- Argentina’s air push is a validation phase that follows a late‑2025 pilot and sits within a US$3.4 billion local investment plan, with any expansion to the NOA or NEA regions depending on volume, costs, and flight schedules.
- The launch coincides with Hot Sale activity, as the company processed more than three million items in the first two days, and it complements new storage and last‑mile capacity including a large Escobar facility.