We flew to Cali from Quito with Sarpa

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I was on the first charter flight of the Colombian airline Sarpa Come in Quito and Cali, operated on aircraft Embraer 145.

As I have been reporting for you, Sarpa is in international expansion plans with a clear intention of gaining a space in the market between Ecuador and Colombia.

Said airline has two open roads, the first are the regular flights that are in process and process of certification, and the second is charter flights with its business partners.

The second path has already started 12 april 2022 as an initial way to start moving the market and publicize the proposed routes, so that once the road is cemented, start the regular operation.

Flight from Quito to Cali with Sarpa

In this way, I was invited by South American group to try this route, meet the Embraers 145 that operate these flights and also learn more about the operation. So today I bring you this new flight report.

The initial commercial proposal contemplates flights from Medellín and Cali to Quito with two weekly frequencies on Tuesdays and Fridays, operating on the road:

• Medellin – Quito – Cali – Quito – Medellin.
  • Route subject to change.

On the first day of operations I was present at the airport to fly on the flight from Quito to Cali and return the same day., but certainly enough time to show you everything you need to know about these flights.

Flights operate at Ecuador at the following times:

• Medellin – Quito takes off at 8:00 hours and lands at 9:36 hours.
• Quito – Cali takes off 10:30 hours and lands at 11:24 hours.
• Cali – Quito takes off at 15:10 hours and lands at 16:08 hours.
• Quito – Medellin takes off to als 16:45 hours and lands at 18:17 hours.

With the departure time, Being an international flight, I go to the airport to arrive two hours in advance.. I wanted to share the cheapest way to do it in this video:

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To check in on these flights one must go to zone C of the Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport.

In this opportunity 20 attendees participated in this first flight that will seek to position itself in the market and attract passengers who do not want to make a connection in Panama or Bogotá, saving a few hours of flight.

to fly to Colombia at this time it is not required to present any type of negative test for vaccinated people (vaccinated carry their physical or digital vaccination card), but they could ask at the time of the check to register in the system Check me out, they can present it printed or the email that arrives as a copy of the record.

After passing security and migration filters comes a very interesting curiosity about this flight.

For the type of plane that is an Embraer 145 with capacity for 50 passengers, its size that is not high compared to an Airbus A320 for example, prevents it from being attached to the boarding gates of most airports, so boarding is done by bus.

Personally, It is a non-obtrusive option and even allows you to better see the airport activity and take pictures very good airplanes, so we should see it as a plus.

Arrived at the plane after 5 minutes, we met for the first time Embraer 145, that on this flight we unlock a new plane, airline and city.

I share here the video of the complete report of this experience so that you do not miss any details of this operation.:

The ERJ145 is a beautiful plane to 50 passengers, Brazilian-made that has been flying around the world since December 1996 and since then more than 1200 units of this successful aircraft that combines performance and capacity that makes it a great option for new routes or low demand flights.

Inspired by the Embraer 120, but elongated and with technological advances, this plane introduces a T-tail, rear motors and a range of 2.500 kilometres. The last aircraft was delivered in the 2020.

In the case of this Embraer 145 that took me to Cali, has license plate HK-5330 with MSN serial number 828, with 17 years since his first flight on Chautauqua Airlines from USA, operates in Sarpa from the 2019 and is powered by two Rolls-Royce AE engines 3007.

We were welcomed by the crew made up of two pilots, a cabin crew and a mechanical. They gave us the safety instructions of the case and we were ready to start the trailer.

There is no entertainment system on this plane., but for duration of 1 flight time does not feel, but I leave you this tip to make it more entertaining even more than you can bring your own music or videos previously downloaded:

After take off on time within the itinerary, the flight went smoothly. Given current Colombian regulation, there is no service on board and it is not allowed to consume any type of food in flight.

With exact duration of 53 minutes, Being able to enjoy beautiful landscapes in flight and at least from the air to get to know something of the great city of Cali, we landed and Ecuador again in a single day had a direct connection to Cali and Medellín..

 

We wish the greatest success to Sarpa and its partners in these flights that support the country's connectivity and offer new opportunities to users..

Have you flown in an Embraer 145? tell me in the comments.

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