Quito Airport passes again 5 million passengers

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The Quito airport passes again 5 million annual passengers transported during the 2018 and grows again domestically and internationally.

The first time he Marshal Sucre passed the limit of 5 million passengers was in the year 2010 when they passed through this airport 5.046.911 international and domestic passengers which was a 7.2% more than the year 2009.

From now on, The airport remained on the strip of 5 million per year 2015 when they were 5.376.544 the passengers who passed through this terminal that in the year 2013 change of house to Tababela.

The great impact on transported passengers occurred in the year 2016, when the airport came down from this barrier and they were 4.852.530 those that were transported through Ecuador's main airport, which represented a decrease in -9.7% compared to the 2015.

Decrease that was generated mainly by the economic situation of the country and also by known effects such as the decrease in frequencies and destinations within the «Tame Effect» noticeably affected the airport statistics.

For the year 2017 the situation improves slightly and they are 4.875.166 passengers transported with a small overall growth of the 0.5% with little more than 20 thousand passengers difference.

Statistics 2018

The 2018 changes the panorama and it was a great year for the Quito Airport, where the sum of 30 million passengers who have passed through the new terminal since its opening and it grew globally by 7.2%, fulfilling the expectations that were anticipated in this blog.

Son 352.906 passengers more than 2017, this thanks to the recovery of domestic demand that grew by 8.7% after 6 followed years of contraction and the consolidation of the international market that achieved a 5.5% of growth.

Thanks to the stabilization of Tame EP which also increased some domestic frequencies, the increase in frequencies of LATAM Ecuador to Guayaquil and Cuenca, plus the constant operation of Avianca Ecuador, for the first time the domestic market was the main growth indicator.

in the international, Ecuadorians traveled more and the arrival of tourists also grew, which was supported by the arrival of Air Europa, increase of Aeroméxico frequencies, reopening of the route Tame to Bogotá, the arrival of GOAL at the end of December and the seasonal increase in flights United Airlines have allowed the airport to maintain international growth, although now there are new challenges.

The closure of Tame routes to New York and Lima, could generate a drop in the constant growth that the airport now shows, but surely the airport authorities are already working to supply these Tame flights.

For this one 2019 They are already awaiting the arrival of Peruvian Airlines, direct flights to Santiago de Chile with LATAM Chile, direct flight to Paris with Air France and increases in frequencies of JetBlue e Iberia, so in addition to Tame's departure in those 2 routes, The prospects are very good and at a growth rate of 7%, It is 2019 the airport could close with more than 5 million and a half passengers.

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