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After stopping flying from Latacunga, Cargolux Airlines increases its flights to Quito, requesting to go from an operation of 4 weekly flights to 1 daily (7 weekly).
The Luxembourg airline, that operated by any less 6 years in Latagunga, has shown a strong development strategy for its route to Ecuador after having started flying to Quito on a regular basis, Let us remember that he did it for a time temporarily while the Latacunga Airport was remodeled, this in the Antiguo Mariscal Sucre.
Cargolux began its regular operation to Quito the 2 July 2017, At that time it operated until 4 weekly frequencies, request that was formalized on 19 august 2016, At that time I only flew to Latacunga with 3 weekly flights, This request led to the belief that the operation to the Cotopaxi Alternative Airport was sustainable or met what the airline expected from the route in terms of profitability..
Airline @Cargolux_Intl request to increase 3 a 4 weekly flights between #Luxembourg and #Latacunga y/o #Quito: pic.twitter.com/a5nTU0iNkE
— Nicholas Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) August 25, 2016
With the passage of time and during 2016, Rumors began that Cargolux wanted to fly to Quito instead of Latacunga, although his operating permit allows him to fly to both airports, but for profitability it would be practically impossible, taking into account the closeness between them of less than 25 kilometers or 1 hour and half.
For the beginning of 2017, The rumors became stronger and it became known that the 31 June would be the last flight to Latacunga and, incidentally, putting a temporary end to regular international cargo flights from that terminal..
With the first Cargolux flights to Quito, You could see the strong decision of the airline and why they wanted to fly to Quito.
Why fly to Quito instead of Latacunga?
The answer is quite easy, for the load. The main source of exports from the central Sierra of the country are flowers and the main producing companies are located in Cayambe., less than 45 minutes north of Quito Airport, Therefore, taking this load to Latacunga would imply a longer transfer time and therefore, higher operating costs for flower growers.
What's more, There are the great advantages of the new Mariscal Sucre in terms of cold rooms, warehouses and cargo processing.
More flights to Quito
Not even a month passed since Cargolux began its regular cargo flights to Quito for the airline to request an increase to 7 weekly flights from Luxembourg to Quito operated by its Boeing 747-400F and Boeing 747-8F aircraft:
freighter @Cargolux_Intl requested to operate 7 weekly frequencies from #Luxembourg toward #Quito with intermediate scales with #Boeing747 ✈️ pic.twitter.com/FQ4oC59vsX
— Nicholas Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) August 29, 2017
On this route from Luxembourg, The airline is authorized to operate intermediate points to and from Quito via Amsterdam, Santiago de Chile, Maastricht, Panama, Mexico D.F., New York, São Paulo (Campinas and Viracopos), Curitiba, Bogota, Manaos, Barbados, Fort of France, Bridgetown and Aguadilla. These stopovers allow the airline to achieve profitability and ensure that its warehouses are always full., leaving and loading at each stop, depending on where the demand is.
With this increase in frequencies, the airline is positioned as one of the main cargo operators in Quito, following the steps of UPS, LATAM Cargo and Avianca Cargo.
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