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Hoy 27 march 2018 it became known that American Airlines suspends the Dallas to Quito route that operated from 19 december of 2015 on Airbus A319 aircraft with 5 weekly flights.
With exact date 21 august this year, American Airlines will stop flying the Dallas to Quito route inaugurated just over 2 years ago and since 22 in the section Quito to Dallas.
The route operated from the beginning with 5 weekly flights between both cities and just last December, the route operated 1 daily flight given the growing demand that occurred between those destinations at that time.
This suspension raises some doubts about the reason that leads the airline to take this measure, since the demand seemed sufficient and growing, more if we take into account the increase in flights that occurred in December 2017.
This is the airline's official request to remove this route from its Operating Permit for the provision of public air transportation service., international, regular, passenger, charge and run, in combined form:
Even, It had been learned that there was a plan to increase the flight capacity with a larger plane given the demand that this destination presented..
With the closure of Dallas, Ecuador loses a very important connection destination in the United States, Asia and Europe, that was used by Ecuadorians to fly to those places.
American Airlines will thus once again operate only the route from Miami to Quito and Guayaquil, since it was the only North American airline that operated from two different cities to Ecuador.
Until now there is no official statement from the airline and flights between the two cities are still available in the American Airlines online sales system GDS, But this information was revealed during the presentation of new routes by the airline to Latin America, which includes the Los Angeles route. – Buenos Aires with 3 weekly frequencies.
As official confirmation, from the American Airlines website, The direct flight between Dallas and Quito has already disappeared, Now you can only buy that flight with a connection in Miami, thus confirming the suspension of this route indefinitely:
We will keep reporting.
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in Quito, Do you know if I can claim the expenses incurred due to a cancellation of a connecting flight in the USA?, through a lawyer
almost certainly not, since the event occurred in the United States, you would have to incur the justice and authorities of that country.
The fact that they have continued to operate a single daily frequency without changing equipment according to demand suggests that it is a matter of profitability.. At least the occupation both to the round trip should at least be of the 70%.
uncomfortable flight in a very small ship
If they leave the route, It is due to lack of profitability, no other thing!
Can be, a full flight, does not necessarily mean profitability.
It's a shame this happens. Depending on the official statement, it will be possible to know what led American to make this decision…
Hopefully United or Delta will consider opening this route or another alternative if the withdrawal of American Airlines from Dallas to Quito is confirmed..
We hope to know the reasons.