Flights to the Galapagos Islands – Tame EP

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Welcome to the third installment about flights to the Gal IslandsáTame EP payments. Within a special 3 parts where we have talked about the different operators and flight frequencies that exist from continental Ecuador to Galápaid, It's the turn of the aerolícountry flag lineís in the úlast installment on this topic. in the near future, I know how to speaká of Baltra Airports, San Cristóbal and Isabela and later, of inter-island flights.

First delivery: Avianca Ecuador.
second delivery: LATAM Ecuador.

We have spoken at length about the different conditions and restrictions that flights to Galápayments have: must be generated from the continent (Quito, Guayaquil and even Manta), the Travelers must present a series of requirements to be able to travel, Strict sanitary measures must be followed on airplanes, the luggage will beá checked all passengers and there is a límeasures approximately 250 thousand passengers máannual payments to Galápaid.

Continuing with this special, we will talk about Tame, the airínea that más time has flown without interruptionón a Galápaid.

The Story of Tame in Galápaid

As we advance, Tame is the airínea más ancient city serving the Enchanted Islands tirelessly since the 22 June 1969, few toñundress themés having started operations on 17 from December to 1962. back then, Tame's flights to the islands were carried out with C-47 aircraft, which had an autonomyíjust to get there and return (a madmanápayments there is limited access to JET A1 refueling at present, not to mention in the 60s) and later, with the growth of the airlineínea began operating DC-6 aircraft until the great Electra, with which the flights were consolidated and the company becameó in the main operator for más de 40 años.

Following theños, Tame continuedó positioning its operations and with the incorporationón of Boeing airplanes 727 in their versions -100 and -200, the airínea logró the hegemoníto total on flights to Galápaid. Over time, new competitors arrived on the islands. SAN Ecuador and Saeta competed for the time that lastedó its history in that market that every dayíhe came backía más interesting and demanded a greater number of flights to satisfy the demand mainly from tourists from the United States., who until now, They are the main visitors to the islands with más de 62 thousand tourists during the 2016.

With the arrival of the first Airbus A320 HC-CDY and HC-CDZ aircraft, Tame offered.ó a new level of quality, security and modernity towards Galápaid, offering for the first time in-flight entertainment with overhead screens for this flight that lastsón of 2 hours from Guayaquil and 2 hours 20 from Quito approximately, what placed heró like the optionón más used. for himñO 2005, competition towards Galápayments strengthenedó. AeroGal incrementó its flights incorporating máBoeing airplanes 737-200 and Icaro Air startsó flights to San Cristobalóbal with 5 weekly frequencies tooén con Boeing 737-200 acquaintances darlingñwildly like «Chanchitos».

For him 2009, AeroGal is backó to push its operations to the Islands, incorporating a Boeing 757-200, offering greater capacity and comfort for its passengers. That same 2009, LAN Ecuador startedó operations, ending Tame's sustained growth and coping with AeroGal's pushback. AEROLANE offeredó a new and better service, with new planes and m ratesás económicas, capturing ráask the market, mainly foreign, that thanks to technological systemsóLAN Chile group's assets and extensive network of destinations, you allow themó LAN Ecuador position itselfáorder and displace the competition.

In the úlast 4 años, with the transformationóTotal number of AeroGal in Avianca Ecuador, is recoveredó the lost market with LATAM and displacementó Tame to third place in participationóNo market on flights to Baltra and San Cristóbal, forcingí a Tame, to reduce their flights and offer.

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In the sectionón above, the history of the flights from Tame to Gal has been summarized as best as possibleápaid. Currently, with the complete the situationón that the air passes throughínea this has had to reduce its flights and offer, first due to own problems and second alsoén for the competition. LATAM Ecuador and Avianca Ecuador have great support from 2 groups toéaccused máimportant s of the regionón, which implies an important technological advantageólogic in web systems and reservations as wellén the foodón of all its flights with the arrival of passengers from the Lima HUBs, Bogotaá, El Salvador and in general the network of destinations of these airlinesídenies.

The panorama is complex for Tame when competing with these groups, si sumamos la situationón operational from toñO, the airínea has had to cancel hundreds of flights and relocate passengers to competing flights, since he had to fly with Embraer planes 190 (has flown with this type of aircraftón on several occasions to Galápaid) with capacity for 99 passengers instead of the Airbus A320 to 162 passengers or the Airbus A319 for 120 passengers.

Tame EP to Gal Itineraries and Flightsápaid

Maintaining the operationón like the others 2 aerolídenies, Tame flights start tooén in Quito and Guayaquil, main markets with demand for the islands, although their flights, by the sun destination networkésticos in Ecuador, They feed from Cuenca, Manta, Esmeraldas and others:

Quito – Baltra – Quito direct

Tame from the 11 from December to 2017 retomó direct flights from Quito to Baltra, operating these flights on Mondays, miéSaturdays and Sundays with Embraer airplanes 190, flight EQ197 taking off from Quito at 09:10 and landing in Baltra at 10:00 Gal timeápaid. The return isá scheduled as EQ196 taking off at 11:00 and landing in Quito at 13:50.

Guayaquil – Baltra – Guayaquil

From the 13 May 2018, Tame incrementó 2 weekly flights between Quito – Guayaquil and Baltra, increased this frequency the días Tuesdays and Sundays:

the airínea operates until 2 daily flights between Guayaquil and Baltra all started in Quito. Count in total 22 frequencies between round trip. Does 6 años, in the greatest participationón of the aerolínea on flights to Baltra, this one arrivedó operating 34 weekly flights in both vías. These flights generally, They operate on Airbus A320 aircraft.

Quito – Guayaquil – San Cristóbal

Always starting in Quito, flights to San Cristobalótame bale, operate from the 10 May 2018 a total of 5 weekly flights, an increase of 3 flights that it operated until the end of the 2017:

the airínea Tame operates a total of 10 weekly flights between round trip, These flights are generally operated by Airbus A319 or Airbus A320 and even Embraer aircraft. 190 themselvesún fleet availability and demand. With current flights, This is Tame's largest presence on the route to San Cristóbal.

With these frequencies, Tame opera 19 weekly flights to the Gal Islandsápaid, which places it in third place in participationómarket number. tame at this point, dutyá carry out strategies that allow you to recover the market, win back direct customers and work again to recover travel agencies, which are the main ticket issuers for this destination.

Stadiumístatic

After having been for longños the main aerolípassenger transport line to Galápaid, for himñO 2015, Tame is a roommateó in third place with 26% in participationón of the market, 10 points below the next competitor which is LATAM Ecuador.

In what was theñO 2015, Tame loseó a -4% of passengers transported, what it impliedó what with the aerosolíState airlines stopped flying -2.578 passengers.