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Due to the situation that occurs in Chile due to engine problems in at least 6 Boeing 787 Dreamliner de LATAM Airlines, from this 10 March Wamos Air will operate long-haul flights of LATAM Ecuador temporarily to Madrid and from 1 from May to New York.
Also a Boeing 747-400 of Wamos operated temporarily for LATAM Ecuador.
For a time of at least 6 months, Airbus A330 aircraft of the Spanish airline Wamos Air will operate the routes and long-distance flights that LATAM Airlines Ecuador currently operates with Boeing 767-300 from Guayaquil.
During this period of time, los Boeing 767 that made rotations for the routes to and from Ecuador will begin to fly from Santiago de Chile on the routes where the Boeing 787 They will stop operating until the indicated problems in their engines are solved.. This will also mean that the Ecuadorian pilots for that period of time, change their base to Chile as there are no pilots ready and certified to operate this Boeing model in the southern country.
The long-distance destinations that LATAM Ecuador operates with Boeing aircraft 767 son:
- Madrid.
- New York.
further, the Guayaquil route – lime with 1 daily flight, It will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft from LATAM Peru.
About Wamos Air
Wamos Air (THERE IT IS:EB, OACI:PLM) nation initially as Pullman Tours part of Grupo Marsans in the year 2003. For the year 2006 changes owners, name and get your current business name.
Part of the Wamos Group, It has its main base of operations at the Madrid International Airport – Barajas, from where I fly to 3 regular destinations and more than 14 others in seasonal charter mode.
Its fleet is made up of:
- 6 boeing aircraft 747-400.
- 3 Airbus A330-200.
Their 9 airplanes operate in the airline under lease.
This airline specializes in seasonal or tourist flights to the main attractive destinations for the Spanish market and among its other services, the leasing of its aircraft in wet lease mode stands out. (plane and crew) for other airlines such as LATAM Airlines, have any contingency or need to meet in your operations.
The Wamos Air Airbus A330s that will operate for LATAM Ecuador are configured with 327 seats configured in 2 lessons (Business 20 and Economic 307).
Flights Guayaquil – Madrid
The first Wamos Air flight from Ecuador operating for LATAM Airlines will take place this Monday 10 March on the Madrid to Guayaquil route, so the arrival of the plane is expected this weekend.
- El vuelo Guayaquil – Madrid operará los días lunes, Wednesday and Friday; departing from the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport at 5:45 p.m. and arriving the next day at Barajas Airport, a las 11H20 (local time).
- El vuelo Madrid – Guayaquil está programado para los días miércoles, friday and sunday; with departure time from Madrid at 00H55 (local time) and will arrive in the country at 07:00, of the same day.
Flights Guayaquil – New York
From 1 of May, A Wamos A330 will operate the Guayaquil-New York route with 7 weekly frequencies and with slight changes in schedules.
With this, they will be 2 Wamos Air's Airbus A330 flying to and from Ecuador until maintenance on the Boeing engines 787 be realized and fulfilled.
This aircraft change, and the change in the schedule of other international LATAM flights, generates a change in the Guayaquil flight schedule – Lima.
- Guayaquil (GYE) – Lima (LI). A partir de mayo – y de manera temporal- the route will be operated with 3 weekly frequencies (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) on a LATAM Airbus A320 aircraft.
It should be noted that this is a normal practice in aviation and other airlines that, like LATAM, have been in this situation., are carrying out similar practices to ensure continuity of operations.
LATAM Airlines assures that the same safety and service standards and protocols will be maintained on flights operated by Wamos Air and also other routes such as Santiago – Bogotá will be operated by Wamos, which was the winner of the contract after an exhaustive analysis by LATAM, while maintenance is being carried out on Boeing engines 787.
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I bought my ticket through LATAM for the Madrid-Gye route but this will be operated by wamos. They use the Airbus A330.
I have some questions:
All seats have plugs to connect?
It is advisable to choose the seats that are at the emergency exit? because I have read that some airplanes have the disadvantage that these seats cannot be reclined.
The movies
Hello Maria Jose, Yes, they all have plugs. About the seats, Nowadays no one on an emergency exit reclines.
Nicholas, I want to reserve seats for my family, We are flying next week and I can't make it. who should I speak with? we want to sit together, pay if necessary for space and in lines not so far behind.
You can do it 48 before the flight, checking in at LATAM.com.
I have to fly 26 of August… I'm worried…
Nothing to worry about.
I am concerned about the comments on several pages that make about the Latam Chile flights operated by Wamos, although I bought tickets but have not yet flown, Fears arise that they have hired old, uncomfortable planes with poor service provided. When documenting myself through different networks, there are more negative comments made stating that it is one of the worst airlines in the world., dirty planes, that their chairs don't recline, with leaks in several places etc.. In short, I feel afraid to make that trip under the conditions they express since I bought a Latam ticket because of its excellent service.
Hello Andrea, Wamos planes have on average 17 year old, They are not the newest, not even the oldest. You should expect the same level of service from LATAM, with WiFi entertainment and the airline APP.
but I don't understand if LATAM is a big enough group , because LATAM Brazil or Chile does not lease to LATAM Ecuador , I highly doubt they will use 100% the Boeing 767-300ER of LATAM Brazil , and the Boeings 787-9 of LATAM Chile, the use of LATAM Gruop aircraft is not very good at all
The entire operation is affected by this, That's why there are no airplanes left.
I just flew to Madrid on WAMOS. Excellent flights, punctuality and very good attention on board. Congratulations
Thank you for sharing your experience Ignacio!
nicolas larenas , When you take a long trip and with children, believe me, it is important.
What do you mean Javiera??
these planes 330-200 by wamos Air , They are aged between 17 and 20 years , of use . Apart from the fact that they are old , They have a seating configuration in which you fly company or canned sardines , not suitable for a flight 11 hours , Specifically, this plane, the one that operates this route, does not have individual screens for in-flight entertainment. , so you have to download a wamos application and be able to view its contents from your mobile device , and if you don't have one you're screwed ?, Come on, nothing to do with equal conditions , Unfortunately I have had to fly in these conditions . And believe me I feel cheated , Why don't they specify all this when they notify you of the change of operator? . I would certainly recommend to anyone who has a flight scheduled on this route , demand a flight on another company or better yet ask for a refund and find a new flight .
Thank you José Luis for your comment. I just want to point out that the entertainment issue, in a world like today's where everyone has devices, should not be a limitation, even more so when it is the global trend in the industry.
It seems very bad on Lan's part since Wamos has a terrible low-cost service, an uncomfortable and inconvenient change for your regular customers.
LATAM indicated that Wamos flights will have the same LATAM service, not the one from Wamos, so there should be no problems.
Of course that's what they say , but in reality what you find when flying is that you do not have an entertainment screen on board , If you want entertainment on board it will be from your device , after downloading the wamos Air application , and if you don't have it you're screwed and you can't use it , In addition, the seats are smaller than those of the 767-300 , who is the one who operated that route . And I won't even tell you about the age of these planes. .
Agree. I recently flew to NYC (not Latam) because I didn't have space on a specific flight.
So another airline did the same, charter with Wamos.
Return trip I asked for water several times and they didn't give me; They said to wait for food service.. Calling the cabin crew is in vain, they never go.
Individual entertainment center does not exist, the volume does not work in some cases (I was one of them), movies that no one knows where they came from and suddenly turned off.
Get excited by downloading the Wamos entertainment app before your flight, but you must connect to the network (wifi)… al 3 June I still hope to be able to connect.
My favorite airline is LATAM but knowing this about Wamos Air, I have to look for other options.