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After the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, Russia and Ecuador evaluate direct flights from Moscow to Quito or Guayaquil, This was published by an important Russian media.
The Russian digital media sputniknews.com, revealed the 17 May 2018, that both countries have begun work to generate an agreement that allows the start of direct flights between both nations, without specifying start dates, but some interesting details were given.
Among the first details revealed, It became known that it seeks to develop at least one direct flight per week from the capital Moscow to Quito or Guayaquil., no further details at this point.
Too, Sputnik indicated that the analysis of this feasibility will be in the hands of the state airlines of both countries.. Aeroflot will participate for Russia and Ecuador will be Tame EP, in order to determine the technical feasibility, economic and operational of this route, which mainly seeks to feed Russian tourists to the desired destination of Galapagos.
The initial plan indicated is the transportation of passengers, which will also allow the transport of trade with exchange products between Russia and Ecuador, but limited to technical feasibility, since it would be a flight of a little more than 14 flight hours.
From Russia to Ecuador
A potential direct flight between both nations would be the longest of all international flights arriving or departing from Ecuador. With a duration greater than 14 flight hours, The planes that could cover this route are not many and the fleets of both airlines allow us to think about some alternatives..
With a distance from Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport to Quito's Mariscal Sucre International Airport. 7.233 nautical miles, The alternatives are the following:
Aeroflot
The large route airline has a fleet of 232 airplanes plus others 100 on orders. Its long-haul fleet is made up of 5 Airbus A330-200, 17 Airbus A330-300, 15 Boeing 777-300ER and coming soon 14 Airbus A350-900, of all these planes, only the newest and not yet part of the fleet, The Airbus A350 would be the only plane capable of flying directly without stops.
Tame
The Ecuadorian state company has a fleet of 10 planes, of which, only one is long distance. The Airbus A330-200 HC-COH would be the only Tame aircraft that could cover this route, although yes or yes, with an intermediate scale. Since you are assigned to the route to New York, would be ruled out, unless Tame incorporates an additional plane with the same characteristics to fly on this route and others such as Madrid, which has been announced as the airline's intention..
Will there be flights between Russia and Ecuador?
The possibility of a direct route is quite limited to many factors, more if we take into account the current aircraft of both airlines, except the A350 that will begin to arrive at the Russian airline from 2019. Distance is a great limitation and a direct flight, practically denied.
See Aeroflot's newest plane flying direct with one flight a week, even more difficult, since it would not be profitable or attractive for tourism. A route of these characteristics requires at least 3 weekly flights and with current aircraft, an intermediate scale would be the only alternative, although it could be handled differently.
Both Tame EP and Aeroflot fly to New York daily, so it would be much more feasible and commercially interesting, that both airlines sign and actually implement a codeshare agreement, interline or other commercial, so that JFK can be the link airport between Ecuador and Russia.
We must remember that a few months or years ago, Tame made a promotional publication for this route, but so far there has been no noise or success in that attempt., You just have to apply it correctly and firmly..
Many announcements have been made by the authorities about incredible connections for Ecuador. Remember the cases of direct flights to Equatorial Guinea, Belarus, Tehran and even Russia had already been talked about, none to date have taken off.
The commercial exchange, in matters of rose exports for example, decreased, but passenger traffic has increased, They are low numbers, but there is a more direct connection, could enhance it, along with complete and strategic tourist promotional strategies.
When comparing these numbers with those of other countries such as those of Canada, country with which we already have an air trade agreement, more than arrive 30 thousand travelers a year, much shorter distance and still no airline flies to or from Ecuador, seeing a direct flight to Russia is practically a utopia.
A connection well made in New York, it will be much more interesting, well advertised in both countries, could even help mature traffic between countries, so that in the long term, see a direct flight or at least with a stopover in another country, something like what will do Condor.
If other Latin American countries still do not have a direct flight and have higher arrival rates of Russians, travelers who have money and spend a lot, we will have to wait a few years, but surely, It won't be something in the short term., if it happens, despite the fact that we are Russia's third trading partner.
If it is specified, 90% Surely it would be Aeroflot that flies, mainly for its logistics, but who knows.
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