Flights between Asia and South America can be lengthy, complex and sometimes confusing, yet understanding their basics will enable travelers to plan more efficiently for their trips.
Aeromexico currently operates the only nonstop flight from Asia to Latin America, between Shanghai and Mexico City. Unfortunately, this route may prove costly.
Eastward
Due to their vast distances, flights from South America to Asia require long flight durations and multiple connections. Understanding these routes’ planning can help travelers anticipate their journeys more comfortably while flying. In this blog post, we examine where flights typically head from South America to Asia as well as factors that determine them.
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According to this planning, many flights from South America to Asia begin their journeys by crossing the Pacific Ocean eastward. This route is most frequently taken when departing from Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (Brazil), Jorge Chavez International Airport (Peru), or Ezeiza International Airport (Argentina). From these hubs, passengers can then connect to cities within Asia based on their final destination.
Some airlines provide flights that connect Asia from hubs outside South America, such as Qatar Airways, Emirates and Singapore Airlines. These routes are especially popular among travellers from Western Australia who find direct services between Sydney or Melbourne and South America are often delayed with lengthy connection times.
Northward
If you want to fly between South America and Asia, your options can be limited. Flights usually involve multiple connections with longer layovers than expected. To offer more traveler convenience and reduce delays, airlines frequently form codeshare agreements and partnerships with other carriers in order to offer travelers access to more routes.
These partnerships enable passengers to book a single itinerary with multiple connecting flights from multiple origins at once, through any of an airline’s hubs in Europe or North America or via another international carrier. This gives passengers more options and helps airlines meet demand more effectively.
Airline Network Considerations and Partnerships LATAM Airlines provides extensive connectivity to Asian destinations via its hubs in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. Qatar Airways, Emirates and Turkish Airlines all also have extensive networks through their respective hubs; all can help you explore some of Asia’s top travel spots.
There are only a handful of non-stop flights between Latin America and Asia; these routes are uncommon but do exist. Hainan Airlines operates weekly services between Mexico City and Beijing via Tijuana due to Mexico City Airport’s high altitude; Aeromexico provides three weekly services between Shanghai and Mexico City that also stop in Tijuana.
Southward
Flight routes between South America and Asia can vary significantly based on various factors, including air traffic control regulations, weather conditions and geographical considerations. Furthermore, airlines often form codeshare agreements and partnerships to expand their route networks and offer more options to travelers; some arrangements even allow them to book one itinerary covering their entire journey between South America and Asia.
Flights between South America and Asia typically follow an eastern flight route across the Pacific Ocean to East Asian cities like Tokyo (Japan) or Seoul (South Korea), as well as Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Due to its distance, flights typically include one or more layovers along their path from South America.
Airline Alliances
Many South American airlines belong to global airline alliances like Star Alliance and Oneworld, meaning that they have partnerships with partner airlines that allow them to provide connections from South America to Asian destinations for passengers who belong to frequent flyer programs of individual airlines. Airlines often offer round-the-world tickets that connect South America with Europe via Asia for savings on multiple tickets – an excellent solution for people wanting to travel extensively but save money with single ticket travel options.
Westward
Flights between South America and Asia typically fly over the Pacific Ocean, passing near or over several countries’ airspace including that of China, Russia, United States and Canada. This is partly because it is safer for airplanes to crash onto solid ground than over water; and airlines have rules which mandate spending minimal time over ocean.
Flights between South America and Asia were once rare, due to their vast distance. Most routes used intermediary hubs like Los Angeles or Vancouver to connect to flights going directly to their final destinations. But with increasing trade between India and South America becoming more viable than ever, such an air route is increasingly likely.
Given that South American travel destinations don’t draw as many travelers, such as Tokyo or Seoul, it is understandable why their flights don’t experience high passenger volumes. If demand exists however, new routes will eventually open up and routes could eventually expand accordingly.
Australia provides the fastest route between South America and Asia. There are three non-stop flights per week from Sydney to Santiago via QANTAS‘ services, making this route particularly appealing to Australians looking to reach South America.