World2Fly enters Argentina with new nonstop flights between Rosario and Madrid

Spanish airline World2Fly began operations in Argentina this Thursday with the launch of a new nonstop route between Madrid and Rosario, establishing two weekly services and expanding its long-haul network in Latin America.

The connection will operate year-round on Tuesdays and Thursdays between Madrid-Barajas Airport and Rosario’s Islas Malvinas International Airport, using an Airbus A350-900 configured with 432 seats.

The new service marks World2Fly’s first entry into the Argentine market and gives Rosario a regular nonstop connection with Europe, allowing travellers from one of Argentina’s main economic regions to reach Spain without first travelling through Buenos Aires or another international hub.

The airline said the inaugural Rosario-Madrid service was fully booked, while demand for subsequent flights was also showing strong levels.

A new European gateway for central Argentina

The route represents a significant change in Rosario’s international connectivity.

Passengers from Santa Fe and neighbouring provinces have traditionally depended on connections through Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Panama City or other regional hubs to travel to Europe.

The direct Madrid service creates a new alternative for both leisure and corporate travel and could also expand Rosario’s potential as an inbound destination for European visitors.

With 432 seats per flight, World2Fly is deploying one of the highest-capacity passenger aircraft currently operating regularly in the Argentine market.

The Airbus A350 is also central to the airline’s long-haul strategy, particularly on routes connecting Spain with Latin America and the Caribbean.

World2Fly initially announced the Rosario route in 2025 as part of its expansion in the region, identifying demand from both leisure passengers and residents travelling between Argentina and Spain.

The carrier will provide more than 860 seats in each direction every week under its initial twice-weekly schedule.

World2Fly expands its Latin American network

World2Fly is part of World2Meet (W2M), the travel division of Spain’s Iberostar Group, and has built its business around long-haul leisure destinations.

Since beginning operations in 2021, the airline has expanded its network from Madrid and Lisbon across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and other international leisure markets.

Its Madrid network includes destinations such as Cancún, Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, Havana and Cali, while the company added Cartagena de Indias to its Colombian operation in July 2026.

Rosario now becomes another component of that Latin American expansion and the airline’s first destination in Argentina.

World2Fly said earlier this year that it had transported more than 3.5 million passengers since starting operations and operated more than 10,000 flights during its first five years.

The Rosario route also reflects a wider trend of European airlines looking beyond Buenos Aires when developing connectivity with Argentina.

Madrid strengthens its role as a bridge to Latin America

For Madrid, the service adds another direct South American destination to a market in which Spain has long benefited from strong tourism, business and migration links.

For Rosario and the wider central Argentine region, however, the impact is potentially more structural.

A direct connection with Madrid gives companies, tourists and residents access not only to the Spanish capital but also to one of Europe’s largest international aviation hubs, with onward connections throughout the continent.

The commercial performance of the twice-weekly service will now determine whether World2Fly can consolidate Rosario as a long-term component of its Latin American network.

Its first operation begins with a strong initial indicator: a fully booked inaugural flight and a direct air bridge between Rosario and Europe that had not previously existed as a regular scheduled service.