Inter-island flights in Galapagos – EMETEBE

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Welcome to the second installment about the flights that take place between the "Enchanted Islands". In this air taxi type service, there are few companies that provide this service, Today we will talk about inter-island flights in the Galapagos – EMETEBE.

First delivery: Inter-island flights in Galapagos – Fly Galapagos AIRZAB

As we have commented, the Galapagos Islands are connected by commercial flights only from mainland Ecuador with flights from Avianca-Ecuador, LATAM Ecuador and Tame EP more non-commercial logistics flights by the Ecuadorian Air Force, Army and Naval Aviation.

Direct international flights to the Galapagos do not exist due to migration restrictions and environmental control, which is carried out exclusively at Galapagos Airports. Quito and Guayaquil, although potentially, other airports like Manta can generate direct flights to the islands.

Private flights in Galapagos

The operation of this type of flight in Galapagos is private and of the non-regular type or also called air taxi. Currently there is only 2 companies operating this type of flight in Galapagos. Fly Galapagos and EMETEBE which we will talk about today, despite the fact that there are other companies that have permission to operate in the Galapagos, only these two are doing it.

The duration of private flights in Galapagos are not greater than 45 minutes and are a great alternative for transporting tourists mainly, since the costs per flight border the $250 dollars for foreigners and $150 dollars for Ecuadorians per section.

Since by water, in pangas or small boats the transfers can take more than 3 hours, this air operation has become more important and travelers interested in these services have increased, mainly tourists are the users, who seek to make the most of their time on the islands and in passing, enjoy a unique landscape that can only be enjoyed from the air.

further, to flights between Baltra Airports, San Cristobal and isabella, These companies offer overflight tourist flights or tours of the main and most attractive islands, that allows you to know them in a different and unique way. They also carry out flights for State institutions such as, the overflight of active volcanoes for their monitoring.

There are other companies that have plans to start local flights in Galapagos, but it has not been finalized yet.

EMETEBE

EMETEBE is a company that started its operations in 1995 as a pioneer of this type of inter-island services in the Galapagos and has more than 23 years of experience in the air taxi market in Ecuador.

With exclusive operations in Galapagos, offer charter flight services, scenic flights, inter-island flights, medical evacuations, cargo transportation and all-inclusive tour packages.

Its inter-island flights operate at the San Cristóbal Airports (main and maintenance base), Baltra and Isabela with flights that operate at pre-established schedules subject to changes, but not with a fixed itinerary.

EMETEBE fleet

Its fleet is currently made up of 4 planes, of which 2 are operational:

• Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander HC-CGI, CGY and HC-BZF
• Piper PA-32 HC-BNE (undergoing maintenance after incident at Isabela Airport).

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