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Closing a much better year for Ecuadorian aviation, We review the international routes of Ecuador that were released on 2018 and what will come 2019.
Nothing to close the 2018, It is time to review the main news left by the international routes that operate to and from Ecuador.
Definitely, a better year for all Ecuadorian aviation, but still with great challenges ahead, especially, which will mean the closure of the route of Tame between Quito and New York, that for now will leave the destination with one less Quito airport, but I'm sure that soon, some other airline will fill that space.
The routes of 2018
This year these were the new international routes that began to operate in the country:
- Air Europa landed in Quito: being a 2 of January of 2018, The Spanish airline also began operating in Tababela, carrying out and resuming the triangulation with Guayaquil left by Iberia, It was the first news of the year.
- Spirit Airlines arrived in Guayaquil: the first low cost airline to operate in Guayaquil arrived a 22 march 2018 with a daily flight and it was the first news for José Joaquín de Olmedo during the year.
- Aeroméxico increases frequencies to Quito: with the projection of flying with up 2 daily flights between Mexico and Quito, the 13 april 2018 The main Mexican airline increased its frequencies to Quito, operating today 12 weekly flights.
- American Airlines plane change to Quito: although it is not route news, It was important for our market, the boeing 737 MAX began operating and is the most modern aircraft doing so in our country with 2 daily flights to Quito.
- Tame's return to Bogotá: from the 4 June 2018, Tame resumed flights between Quito and Bogotá with up to 2 daily flights and also, added a new route also flying to the Colombian capital from Guayaquil.
- Plus Ultra will fly to Quito and Guayaquil: From July the Spanish airline will fly from Madrid with 3 weekly flights on Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
- The return of Conviasa to Ecuador, half: the 23 august 2018 Conviasa landed again with flights from Margarita Island, for now, only as charter, but potentially they would be regular.
- First Laser Airlines flight to Guayaquil: It is 17 December Guayaquil welcomed its second new airline of the year, the Venezuelan Laser started 3 weekly flights between Caracas and Guayaquil.
- Flights to Sao Paulo return with GOL: It is 27 In December, flights between Quito and Sao Paulo return with GOL 3 weekly flights initially on Boeing aircraft 737 MAX. There will be an arrival report.
It wasn't all good news, like the closure of the route between American Airlines Dallas and Quito, but despite this, it's a great year, but what is coming 2019 it's even much better.
What is coming 2019
From what we know so far:
- Aercaribe Cargo started flights to Latacunga: This airline gave the first good news for Ecuador, starting with a weekly charter flight, between Bogotá and Latacunga, In a few weeks the flight will become regular.
- Guayaquil, Jetblue's new destination: from the 28 February 2019 The airline will arrive at its second destination in Ecuador, la «Perla del Pacífico» se une a la red de destinos en Latinoamérica y segundo destino en Ecuador tras Quito.
- Copa Airlines increases flights to Quito and Guayaquil: The Panamanian airline will operate until 73 weekly flights between Ecuador and Panama.
- Peruvian Airlines will land in Quito: from July/August, no official date yet or defined itinerary, The Peruvian airline will arrive at Mariscal Sucre as its second international destination.
- DHL will fly to Quito via Lima: although it is a cargo airline, It is a new regular operation that will arrive in Quito with 6 Weekly flights from Panama City via Lima.
- Direct flights between Santiago and Quito: from the 1 april 2019 LATAM Chile will operate direct flights between both capitals on modern Airbus A320 NEO aircraft, with which a flight that operated several years ago is recovered.
- Viva Air Colombia will arrive in Guayaquil: still no exact date, The Colombian low cost plans to return to Ecuador with flights from Bogotá.
- Aeroméxico will fly to Guayaquil: starting the 1 of May, the main Mexican airline will land in Guayaquil initially with 3 weekly flights, your second destination in Ecuador.
- Quito flights return – Paris: From the 23 May of 2019, Air France will fly direct between both cities with 3 weekly flights initially. Tickets are on sale and everything is ready for Air France's return to Ecuador.
- Increase in frequencies between Fort Lauderdale and Quito: from the 13 June 2019, Jetblue will operate two daily flights between both cities as requested by the United States authority.
- Air Europa increases its flights to Ecuador: From June the Spanish airline will operate 5 weekly flights in high season on Airbus A330 aircraft.
- Plus Ultra will fly to Quito and Guayaquil: The Spanish airline will begin its flights to Ecuador with 3 weekly flights on Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
- Daily Iberia flight between Madrid and Quito: since july 2019, Iberia will begin to operate every day to Quito during the high holiday season in Europe with Airbus A340-600 aircraft. Sundays are the day when the frequency is increased..
- Wingo will fly to Guayaquil: starting in August 2019: The Colombian low cost will initially operate with 2 vuelos semanales a la «Perla del Pacífico».
- Interjet formalized plans to fly to Guayaquil: with flights from Mexico City and Cancun, The Mexican Interjet will fly to Guayaquil with 1 daily flight on Airbus A320 and A320Neo aircraft.
- Air Canada Rouge will fly to Quito: from the 8 from December, Air Canada's subsidiary airline will fly to Quito with 3 weekly flights initially.
- Iberia returns to Guayaquil: from the 13 from December to 2019: with 4 weekly flights the airline will fly again to Guayaquil with Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
- JetBlue will fly to Guayaquil from New York: since the end of 2019 JetBlue plans to fly to Guayaquil with 1 daily flight on Airbus 321Neo aircraft.
What could come
There are potential new routes that have been announced or speculated this year., Among them we have these that could be defined in the coming months:
- Turkish Airlines Cargo with flights to Quito: A few months ago, the airline announced in a statement its plans to fly to Quito in December 2018, but until now, has not been specified and we could see them in the 2019.
- Low cost Sky Airline a Quito: The second Chilean airline officially commented on its intentions to fly to Ecuador, Maybe they will be encouraged to do so despite the upcoming flights of their competition LATAM Chile.
- There are known plans of other airlines, both cargo and passengers, that have plans to fly to Ecuador., slowly, more details will be known.
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Ok, so definitely nothing to do with this topic ?
It has to do with the topic, but Wikipedia is not reliable, at least for now, there is no interest from the airline in operating the route, at least officially.
Buenas tardes:
The Avianca Ecuador page indicates the route to New York (It does not indicate from which city) to start in year 2019
What about this ??
Greetings
JIMMY
The Wikipedia page? If you mean that, It is not a reliable source of information..
Is not safe , The first destination that Avianca Ecuador would launch would be Miami, where the Avianca Holdings group is very strong. , after that JFK would come
Let's see, but I don't think, Avianca is strong from Bogotá to Miami and New York, I don't know if they are interested in losing that connection traffic in Bogotá, at the end, It is the strength of UIO flights – GYE to Bogotá.