We fly with Vuela West from Quito to Lago Agrio

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In this new flight report We will talk about what it is like to fly with the Vuela West service among the Quito Airports and Sour Lake.

Thanks to the invitation of the company fly west, which is responsible for the marketing of these flights operated by the non-scheduled air taxi West Airways departs from West Pacific, I was able to fly in a Cessna 421 executive between Quito and Lago Agrio, at the beginning of this service.

With prices ranging from $79 Dollars per section including fees and taxes, the company began to offer these non-scheduled flights on an aircraft with capacity for 6 passengers, that will allow the country's general aviation to be promoted and also offer new options on this route, where there are currently no scheduled airlines operating.

It was commented during the flight that they will also offer this same service to other cities such as Esmeraldas in the first stage..

In this way, I participated in the first flight and here I tell you what it was like to live this different experience:

We start with the video of the report:

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As passengers and guests board, I took the opportunity to take some photos of the West Airways Cessna 421C.
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Tail of the aircraft in which we would fly to Lago Agrio.
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Some details of the cockpit.
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This Cessna 421C Golden Eagle has registration HC-CSW.
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle
Ready to take off on the runway 36.
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Pilots going over the checklist.
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The beautiful landscapes of the rising Ecuadorian mountains.
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The Cayambe Volcano is elusive, but on this occasion it could be seen from the air.
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The Cessna passenger cabin 421, everyone with a mask logically. This aircraft has the capacity to 6 passengers or 7 depending on configuration.
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The classic details of this plane, In case of depressurization, the mask is connected to the plug on the right.
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Starting the descent towards Lago Agrio. During flight, due to the characteristics of the operation, no service is offered on board.
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The beautiful Ecuadorian Amazon, close to landing. The flight lasted 31 minutes.
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Long finish to the track 06 (my GoPro in action, but the video was not recorded).
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for collectors, this is the security card.
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The Lago Agrio Airport terminal. The plane is very comfortable for short flights like this. Given the current demand for air traffic, airplanes with this capacity could be the pillar to once again stimulate demand on a larger scale..

I hope you liked this report of the third flight since March of this year, this time also on a new plane and company that had not flown before.

As usual, We predict success in this operation and above all, that Ecuadorian aviation in all its aspects continues to grow and recover from the worst historical crisis in the industry.

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2 comments on “We flew with Vuela West from Quito to Lago Agrio”

  1. Alejandro Davalos

    Very interesting report Nicolás. Exactly the article I needed as an example since in Paraguay we are studying this same type of regular air taxi operation from a local company to points in the interior of the country with a Cessna 402 and also analyzing the possible incorporation of a Fairchild Metro 23.