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Every day more international airlines They land in Ecuador and the market grows, but Ecuadorian domestic aviation is still a pending task.
Although during the year 2018 the domestic market grew compared to the previous year, we can say that there is still much to do, much to grow and the arrival of more competition on domestic flights would be necessary to further stimulate demand and generate potential reduced cost of tickets.
*With DGAC statistics.
Statistics domestic market of Ecuador
passengers
In the year 2018 they were transported: 3'097,295 passengers. If it relates to the year 2017 in which 2,926,474 were mobilized, growth is observed 5.84%.
At Quito airport passenger traffic presents a growth of 6.52%, both incoming and outgoing passengers.
At Guayaquil airport passenger traffic presents a growth of 5.30%, both incoming and outgoing passengers.
The 3 routes with the highest passenger demand in the year 2018 were: QUITO-GUAYAQUIL-QUITO with 1'512,209, QUITO-GUAYAQUIL-BALTRA-GUAYAQUIL-QUITO with 520.799 and QUITO-CUENCA-QUITO with 358.958, participation is from 48.82%, 16.81% and 11.58% respectively, while the other routes together represent the 22.79% of national passenger transport, where the majority of routes present decreases with respect to the year 2017.
As we indicated in the previous paragraph, despite the fact that there is general growth over the 5 points, the rest of the airports in Ecuador have lost passengers during the 2018, which is still due to the restructuring process of Tame EP which continues on the path of operational stabilization.
Regarding the participation of Ecuadorian domestic airlines market and as we already reviewed, LATAM ECUADOR has the 38.72% followed by TAME EP. with the 37.32% and AVIANCA ECUADOR with the 23.97%. remaining.
movements
In the year 2018 They were made 29.769 movements; with respect to the year 2017 who recorded 27.684 movements, experiences a growth of 7.53%. The routes with the highest participation of flights in the market and in their order were: QUITO-GUAYAQUIL-QUITO with 11.091 movements that represent 37.25%; QUITO-CUENCA-QUITO with 3.650 movements that represent 12.26%, and QUITO-GUAYAQUIL-BALTRA-GUAYAQUIL-QUITO with 3.253 movements that represent 10.92%.
It can be seen that there are routes that experience a drop in flights, meanwhile, on other routes there is a slight growth in inbound flights as well as outbound flights.
Offer, demand and occupation
In the year 2018 the national airlines that carried out regular passenger air service offered: 3807,810 seats; using 3'097,295; which in relative terms represents the 81.34% Of occupation.
At the Quito airport the offer was 3,788,116 seats, using 2,755,746, which represent the 72.74% occupancy and 2,486,114 seats were offered at the Guayaquil airport, 1,853,758 were used, which is equivalent to 74.56% Of occupation.
airports
as we saw, Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, San Cristobal and Baltra grew mainly, But what happened to the rest of the country??
STORE
At the “Catamayo” airport they mobilized 115.949 passengers experiencing a decrease in -2.04% with respect to the previous year that registered 118.362 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 110,95 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 1.825 movements.
LATACUNGA
At the “Cotopaxi” airport they mobilized 437 passengers experiencing a decrease in -22.65% compared to the previous year that were recorded 565 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 2,77 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 120 movements.
EMERALDS
At this “Carlos Concha Torres” airport they mobilized 45.418 passengers experiencing a decrease in -11.35% compared to the previous year that were recorded 51.233 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 39,01 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 743 movements.
SANTA ROSA
Through the airport they mobilized 40.270 passengers experiencing a decrease in -17.98% compared to the previous year that were recorded 49.099 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 43,98 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 1.243 movements.
MANTA
At the “Eloy Alfaro” airport they mobilized 166.891 passengers negative annual variation of -5.22% compared to the previous year that were recorded 176.075 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 110,37 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 2.830 movements.
SOUR LAKE
At the “Nueva Loja” airport they mobilized 55.589 passengers experiencing growth in 25.57% with respect to the previous year that registered 44.270 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 61,25 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 1.386 movements.
COCA
At the “Francisco de Orellana” airport they mobilized 120.510 passengers experiencing a decrease in -2.07% compared to the previous year that were recorded 123.060 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 44,67 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 2.120 movements.
APPLES
At the “Edmundo Carvajal” airport they mobilized 7.723 passengers experiencing growth in 109.92% with respect to the previous year that registered 3.679 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 731,28 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 4.009 movements.
REALLY
At the “Jumandy” airport they mobilized 57 passengers experiencing growth in 90%; compared to the previous year that were recorded 30 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 0.15 TM., with regard to flights through this airport, 79 movements.
ISABELA
At the “Isabela” airport they mobilized 12.877 passengers experiencing growth in 2.74% compared to the previous year that were recorded 12.533 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 3.,81 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 2.310 movements.
SALINAS
At the airport "Gran. Ulpiano Páez” mobilized 2.190 passengers experiencing a decrease in -57.08% compared to the previous year that were recorded 5.103 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 0,50 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 278 movements.
PASTA
At the “Shell Mera” airport they mobilized 11.781 passengers experiencing a decrease in -14.49% with respect to the previous year that registered 13.777 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 246,08 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 4.309 movements.
TAISHA
At the “Taisha” airport they mobilized 7.317 passengers experiencing growth in 368.14% with respect to the previous year that registered 1.563 passengers; Regarding cargo, it was transported 1.158,93 TM:, with regard to flights through this airport, 5.651 movements.
TULCAN
The airport "El Rosal Tcnl. Mantlla” mobilized 18 passengers experiencing a decrease in -21.74% with respect to the previous year that registered 23 passengers; with regard to flights through this airport, 8 movements.
Growth
Growing is possible and as we see, Most of Ecuador's airports have lost passengers due to the drop in supply to these, so there is a potential and a market not served by the airlines that can be stimulated.
New competitors would be key to cover the airports that have decreased and further stimulate those that are growing, while benefiting the user with more options, offer and lower costs.
Currently, the international has been the success of the market aerocomercial del Ecuador with a 2019 historic, but domestic flights have been left behind despite the fact that they have been created incentives for airports managed by the DGAC that together with subsidy to Jet A1 in these airports are positive beginnings that seek to support local aviation in the country, but even more state policies are needed to promote air transport as a right that should be accessible to all.
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I guess the 18 passengers mobilized in Tulcán correspond to the private flights of a small plane. It is a pity how they have let that airport die while neighboring Ipiales has taken advantage of the fact that there is no longer a competitor on the Ecuadorian side, It has even increased its routes and frequencies to other cities in Colombia… In Ecuador we still owe on domestic routes.
Of course, private flights insurance.