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The Ecuadorian airline Equair has requested its first routes and international flights for regular operation to Colombia and Dominican Republic.
Advancing in its growth plans and having completed its first month of operations a few weeks ago, The airline Equair outlines his first plans to fly abroad from Ecuador regularly.
Recalling that the airline already operates international charter flights to Punta Cana, Cartagena and others, Equair In this new stage, it seeks to consolidate its presence in the market and, as we previously announced in an exclusive interview with Frederik Jacobsen CEO of the airline, international routes begin to take shape.
Equair's first international routes
Before moving on, It is important to indicate that this request does not mean that all these routes will be flown, let alone know when they will start. (for now), but it does allow us to see a clear intention of the airline that we had already advanced in this blog.
In a request made before the National Civil Aviation Council of the Ecuador – CNAC, the airline requests a permit to provide the public air transport service, international, regular, passenger, cargo and mail, individually or in combination on the following routes and frequencies:
Within the framework of the Decision 582 of the Andean Community of Nations:
- Quito y/o Guayaquil — Medellín y viceversa, to ten (10) weekly frequencies and third and fourth freedom rights.
- Quito y/o Guayaquil — Cartagena y viceversa, up to seven (7) weekly frequencies and third and fourth freedom rights.
- Quito y/o Guayaquil — Cali y viceversa, up to seven (7) weekly frequencies and rights of third and fourth freedoms.
subregional extras:
- Quito y/o Guayaquil — Punta Cana — viceversa, to ten (IO) weekly frequencies and third and fourth freedom rights.
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further, in this order we can learn more about the airline, that its CEO had also told us months ago when mentioning the future aircraft that will be incorporated. In the request, the airline requests the authorization of the following flight equipment:
- BOEING 737-700, 800,900, MAX 8, MAX 9 and others of his family and class. The modality of use of the aircraft will be through Dry Lease.
In this way, We can expect more official announcements and specific information on the first international destinations in the coming weeks. Equair as well, the start of operations.
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Equair will expand in the Ecuadorian market ?
Perhaps, but there are not many other destinations that at this time can be exploited either by demand or by the type of aircraft.
Competition and low prices from the Dominican Republic to Ecuador will become effective. Avianca has also requested to travel to the Dominican Republic. A few months ago Arajet also flies. It's amazing how in 6 months we went from not having a direct connection to having 3 airlines connecting these markets
Let's see which of the two other airlines specify their intention to fly to the Dominican Republic, it may happen that no one does it too.