Latin America reopens and airlines try to gauge demand

Latin America is slowly beginning to open up, and some border restrictions are easing as the region and the world adjust to the reality that COVID-19 will remain a part of everyday life for the foreseeable future.

The next few weeks will be an important gauge for demand in markets that have recently opened up, including Peru, Colombia and Argentina, which is itself working to restart commercial aviation operations sometime in Oct-2020.

Brazil, meanwhile, which never completely shut down its commercial airspace, continues to see a steady increase in demand; but obviously that increase is off historic lows, and a return to normal levels for the country is at least a year away.