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In this new flight report We fly to Galapagos Islands, specifically to San Cristobal with the airline LATAM Ecuador.
A vacation that began its planning between March and April of this year, still with a lot of uncertainty about the restrictive measures and flight conditions that would exist during October, but the price and miles to redeem these tickets were worth daring.
Galapagos by nature it is an attractive destination worldwide, but for nothing economic and the current measures to present PCR test to enter they have even made it more expensive and have kept tourists away, especially Ecuadorians, but despite that and with reservation ready, we start this new adventure.
We fly with LATAM Ecuador to San Cristóbal
The trip to Galapagos, no matter how many domestic categories you have, It has several peculiarities that must always be taken into account.:
- We have to pay $20 per passenger for TCT – Transit Control Card.
- Currently, a negative PCR test of up to 72 hour (only requirement, being vaccinated does not work)
- Go through a baggage check for items prohibited from entering the islands.
- Pay $6 dollars per person upon arrival (foreigners pay up to $100) this is paid upon arrival in Galapagos in cash.
Therefore, the anticipation to travel must be at least 2 hours before flight departure, given that congestion can occur in each of the procedures.
This time we fly in the Airbus A319 HC-CPR, msn serial number 3663, with 13 years since your first flight, configured for 144 seats and powered by two IAE V2524-A5 engines.
Remember that to address, the order of calls by group must be strictly respected, in this way a more efficient process is carried out and it is maintained most of the time, a healthy distance between passengers, but it is important to sit down quickly, in fact the cabin crew They ask repeatedly.
An important recommendation, no onboard magazine and fewer entertainment screens, so they can connect to the plane's WiFi to be able to enjoy movies on your phone's browser, series, free music and more. Yes indeed, carry your well-charged cell phone or an external battery.
I share the video flight report too, with other tips and points of view of this trip:
Now, on all domestic flights LATAM Ecuador offers a food service consisting of a snack and a drink, Depending on the duration of the flight, for example, in Premium Economy a sandwich is offered, fries and drinks (includes beer).
Landing in Guayaquil, with sun much better.Important point to remember, if your final destination is Galapagos and you travel on the same plane that continues to the Islands, they should not get off the plane, but if they arrive on a flight before for example, must disembark and go through filters again in the Guayaquil airport. The layover in Guayaquil takes about 45 minutes for refueling and boarding of new passengers.
The flight to San Cristóbal has an average duration of 1 hour and 35 minutes, generally very calm with little turbulence, perfect to rest and prepare for the adventure.
The service in economy is the same as in the Quito section – Guayaquil, a snack and soft drink of your choice.
as i told you, upon arrival you must pay the tax $6 for Ecuadorians and an immigration control is carried out, so take this extra time into account in case you hired a tour that starts when you arrive on the island or they will be waiting for you.
I hope you have enjoyed this flight report and do not miss any more post about this trip to San Cristóbal where we will come across tourist topics of this natural paradise.
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