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airlines Air Canada and Air France, postpone the return of their flights to Ecuador for the 2021, both operate to Quito Airport.
Given the complex panorama that the airline industry is experiencing worldwide, where the demand for travel has fallen drastically below the 95%, airline plans change very fast and seek to maximize their revenue, reducing operating costs, retiring planes and even suspending routes.
On this last point, hundred routes that were operated before the worst aviation crisis in history have been canceled, suspended or included, their inaugurations postponed, always in search of optimization of resources operating or focusing efforts on stronger markets, better positioned and above all with high levels of profitability.
Air Canada
For this airline, the situation of its operation in Ecuador changes from the third week of July, when the plan to resume its seasonal route was removed from its reservation system, it operated by Air Canada Rouge to Quito from Toronto.
Until the 21 July the route was still active, but operated by Boeing aircraft 767 of Red, Most of which will be withdrawn from the fleet and the rest will only operate specific routes to Europe..
In this way, the route to Quito would have started to be operated from the 27 November 2020, As planned, but with Boeing planes 787, done that now by reprogramming, aircraft availability and market reality, will not materialize until the winter season in the northern hemisphere of 2021 (subject to change).
Air France
In the case of the French airline, Its restart of operations was scheduled in the first instance between August and October 2020, but given the market conditions and even due to the restrictions on maximum frequencies to operate imposed by the Government of Ecuador, testing and isolation requirements, stopped the firm intention to resume its direct flights between Paris and Quito this year.
No exact date yet for the resumption of Air France operations in Ecuador (subject to change), the connection will be maintained with KLM via Amsterdam under a challenging environment due to the measures also imposed by the European Union.
In the meantime, the airline was authorized on 30 September 2021 to the temporary and total suspension of its operating permit for the provision of the service for the period of 12 months from 1 October 2021 until the 30 September 2022.
The important thing is that they return
It is 2020 It's the toughest year for the entire airline industry, tourism and related businesses, so now it will matter that both companies return the 2021 or after, when conditions improve, the market continues its slow recovery, restrictions have been lifted, but that they return for the good of the country, which took years to achieve the connectivity and arrival of airlines that occurred until the 2019.
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Hello Nicolás, is there a date for the restart of the Aircanada operation on the direct route Quito Toronto?
Hi Javier, not at the moment, you have to wait for 2022.
Hi Nicolas, It will not be that Air Canada, like Air France, have some transport agreement with other companies to take their passengers to Lima or Bogotá so that they can leave with their direct flights to Canada and France.. Possibly your demand is too low and does not justify arriving with direct flights to Ecuador at the moment we are experiencing the COVID pandemic in our country
Definitely, they have agreements, For example, Air Canada offers its flights via Copa, Air France con KLM y Copa.
LATAM, Avianca Airlines y Copa Airlines from SCL,LiM,BoG, MY,IAD,JFK,LAX,MEX,YYZ connection all Latin America ,USA and Canada under Corona Virus 2020 Till June 2021 more AA,Delta,United Airlines hopefully back in regular schedule sooner.
Yes indeed, the important thing is that they come back, this crisis, affects many airlines, he's even done with some, It seems to me a timely action to withdraw the 767 of Red, Dreamliners are certainly cheaper to maintain.
Regarding Air France, speaking of fleet, has a younger than A.C.R. Which allows you to have a more dynamic reactivation, In addition, if you withdraw planes, you would also have to withdraw personnel., TRUE?