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Interview: flights to Mexico without limits, Negotiations with Argentina and the United States to increase frequencies and implement Open Skies policies. It seeks to improve the connectivity of Ecuador to the world.
We spoke exclusively with Jessica Alomía, Undersecretary of Aeronautical Transportation who tells us that in recent days important progress has been made to achieve an increase in flights to Ecuador. With Mexico, the restriction on frequencies and airline assignment was released, while with Argentina there are negotiations to increase 7 weekly frequencies between both countries and with the United States progress is being made in the Open Skies proposal, tells us more details.
The interview
You can see the full interview by following this link. https://youtu.be/fMxaD6uZx9A or watching it below (raise the volume):
Key points
- The Mexican air services agreement that had not been modified since was updated. 1995, which was very limiting in frequencies, cargo assignments and flights.
- Initially, Ecuador only requested a numerical increase in frequencies., since Mexico is a highly protectionist country.
- The new agreement with Mexico specifies that there is no limit on the frequencies to fly between both countries and releases the number of airlines assigned to each side that will be able to exploit frequencies.
- The negotiation began in August 2017 and took a positive turn with the Open Skies Decree.
- Negotiations have already begun with the Government of Argentina to increase frequencies between both countries..
- Argentina was requested to increase 7 new frequencies between both nations.
- There are several requests from airlines to operate between Ecuador and Argentina.
- This negotiation with Argentina is expected to conclude in the first 6 months of the 2018.
- In a 85% a 90% the project is ready to implement Open skies with the United States.
- There is great expectation from the airlines of both countries for this agreement with the United States to be finalized..
- In the first semester of this 2018 It is expected to have made progress in the Open Skies agreement with the United States.
- Work is also being done on updates to agreements with countries such as Saudi Arabia., Arab Emirates, Spain, Holland and others.
- The aim is to prevent airlines from having restrictions to fly to Ecuador when they want to do so..
- The user will be the main beneficiary since they will be able to access greater rate options and frequencies..
- For every plane that operates in the country, at least 70 jobs.
With this, In the coming months we will see the progress of the measures, where for example, Aeromexico will increase its frequencies to Quito, airlines like Avianca-Ecuador will finally be able to fly to Buenos Aires and more airlines from the United States or Ecuador would open new destinations to or from North America.
Good news for Ecuador!
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