This was the restart of flights between Quito and Miami of LATAM Ecuador

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In this flight report I show you all the details of how the restart of flights of LATAM Ecuador Come in Quito and Miami.

Again, an Ecuadorian airline lands in the state of Florida and more importantly, does it again in the internationally recognized Miami airport.

was the year 2017 when LATAM Ecuador suspended this route and since then no Ecuadorian airline had landed in Miami again, a large airport in terms of tourism importance and global connectivity.

An important and long-awaited route returns to the Quito airport to meet the growing demand for Miami as one of the most important international destinations that Ecuadorians we seek.

LATAM Ecuador restarted its Quito flights – Miami

Thanks to the invitation of LATAM, We were able to be part of a very important day for Ecuadorian aviation on the way to the recovery of the airline and tourism industry., that they will always benefit together from these events. The 30 October was the planned day for this first flight back.

It is so today I share with you this flight chronicle, where I will tell you all the details and how this operation was experienced from check-in to getting off the plane in Miami. As usual, we start with the official video of the report, where you can observe and learn even more information about these flights (don't forget to share it):

Since the requirements of the travelers that you still have in progress must be reviewed USA in terms of pcr tests or vaccination card (nobody checks them on arrival), Travelers must go through the check-in line to get the boarding pass. Too, since it is required to comply with immigration requirements such as the visa case, we will have to go through this process.

Given the law of the United States, passengers must be interviewed. Here they will ask you if the suitcase is yours, if someone helped you pack or if you accepted an item from someone, all for safety.

something more than 5 years later, the airline restarts this route, that are added internationally to Bogota, Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires, consolidating its position in the market, that now with flights to Miami will reinforce its growth strategy in Ecuador, opening the doors to more frequencies and destinations in case the numbers are favorable.

Tip: if they travel abroad, I recommend the SmartSim chip, found leaving duty-free in Quito and Guayaquil:

let's remember, that between Quito and Miami, LATAM Ecuador will operate a daily flight from Monday to Sunday on Airbus A320ceo and neo aircraft, highlighting that this first flight was made in a classic A320.

To continue, let's remember the schedules in which these flights are operating:

• XL1454 takes off from Quito at 08:30 and lands in Miami at 13:45 after 4 hours and 15 minutes.
• XL1453 takes off from Miami at 14:35 hours and lands in Quito at 18:55 hours after 4 hours and 20 minutes.

Boarding continues in LATAM by groups, that are indicated on your boarding pass, so it is important that you review this information and approach the boarding gate only when your group is called.

How are flights to USA, your name could be randomly selected to go through a control and inspection of your luggage, so I recommend being near the room, because if your name is called and you don't go through the control, you will not be able to board.

Let us remember that the plane assigned for each day is an A320 that will arrive on the flight from Lima operated by LATAM Peru, after its arrival in Quito it is operated by the Ecuadorian subsidiary. For this first flight, the aircraft was the A320-214 registration CC-BFP with serial number MSN5707, which has 9 years from your first flight on the airline and is set to 174 seats when operating in two classes.

I highly recommend using the LATAM app, where they can upload their travel documents in advance, select seats and know the status of your flight. They can also apply for upgrade with coupons (if they belong to the club LATAM Pass) for instance.

The good news was that this first flight had 100% Of occupation, which included an important composition of Brazilian travelers, passengers connecting from Lima and even from other cities in the country such as Cuenca.

Let's talk about the seats. If you haven't flown with LATAM for some time and even more so on one of their A320, on this route you will notice some changes inside the aircraft. For instance, they have new seats, more interior capacity and for example the entrance to the plane the floor simulates wood.

Let's start talking about one of the most important topics and that interests you the most: the food service. It is certainly a topic that many want to know, do they give you some food? The answer is yes.

First we must indicate that the new concept is focused on the environmental sustainability, so all containers and service is now in items that can be recycled. Point for LATAM for this campaign.

Let's talk about the menu. In Economy only one option was offered, which was composed of a drink of choice, plus a nice hot ham and cheese sandwich, plus a blackberry pie (had another name) and fresh fruits. I must admit that the cake was very tasty and I wanted to repeat myself, really tasty.

However, I must indicate that the return flight from Miami I won an upgrade to Premium Economy using a coupon that I had, this with the aim of being able to show them the difference in the service. The expectation was really high., but in addition to the dessert that you see on the right of the following photo, the food was not what was expected.

there were two options, one of serrano ham and another vegetarian, I opted for the Serrano ham. The taste and presentation was not the best, even more so when heating it causes the lettuce to wilt, giving the food a bad image.

The positive was having two options for vegetarians, dessert and that you can choose wine or beer as a drink, more attention than the crew team that was very good and personalized, in both cabins. I keep the food in Economy.

Now let's go to entertainment. LATAM no longer offers single or larger screens in its A320 fleet (IFE), so everything has been transferred to the LATAM Play system, which offers a wide range of music, movies and series. To connect you just have to add the plane's local Wi-Fi network and scan the QR code found on each seat.

more than videos, you will also find the live map, where you can follow your flight in real time, know the altitude, speed and more details, in case you want to know how much time is left, it's a great tool.

Yes indeed, don't forget to bring your own headphones or turn on subtitles, out of respect for others. Also applies if you bring your own previously downloaded content.

The flight took off at 8:46 am and after 3 hours and 46 minutes we land within the itinerary at Miami International Airport, thus marking the return of an Ecuadorian airline to this important destination. How could it be less, the aeronautical firefighters of Miami received us with the traditional water arch.

Important, LATAM operates in the south terminal or concourse J of the Miami Airport, take this into account for transfers, to access public or private transport.

Until passing migration and waiting for the luggage, passed by 45 minutes, but the main delay was in migration where there were only 3 agents to meet our flight, that at least at that time was the only one in that time slot.

We close this report by congratulating LATAM Ecuador for his new route or rather, resumption of a key destination and that surely with the Airbus A320 it will be able to consolidate the profitable success of the operations. Demand is high on the first flights and we hope it will stay that way over time., leading to more frequencies and why not think of a flight also from Guayaquil.

successes!