IATA asks to continue promoting aviation in Ecuador

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I tell you what was said, offered and asked THERE IT IS during the Aviation Day Ecuador 2023 on Guayaquil with the aim of promoting aviation in the country.

The third was successfully completed Aviation Day de Ecuador, being the country that has received the most events of this nature in the region, demonstrating the importance that, despite the size of our market, we have for the different players in the airline industry.

IATA asks Ecuador to review rates and taxes

During the event held in Guayaquil, with the participation of the President of the Republic of Ecuador, state ministers, mayors and industry players, in different panels they discussed the challenges facing the country in terms of regulations, fees and taxes as well as the path to sustainability.

Equally, the International Air Transport Association – THERE IT IS asked, both central government and municipal governments, to continue working in an aligned manner on the roadmap that allows increasing the competitiveness of this market.

In his statements in the framework of the celebration of the Ecuador Aviation Day organized by THERE IT IS, Your Regional Vice President for The Americas, Peter Cerda, highlighted the strong recovery of the Ecuadorian air market after the pandemic: near to 10% above March levels 2019 for domestic traffic and 83% of the same period for international traffic.

Therefore, highlighted the importance of making this means of transport increasingly accessible to 18 million Ecuadorians, taking into account the potential that exists when less than half the population currently flies, At least once a year.

Some important steps have been taken, of many that are yet to be given and it is highlighted that the Ecuadorian state has eliminated the currency outflow tax (ISD) for international airlines Still missing for the nationals, as well as the reduction of tourist power taxes and Eco Delta as the first step to boost air connectivity for passengers and cargo.

Nevertheless, The organization also insists on the need to continue with stimulus measures and air opening that boost tourism, trade, logistics and foreign investment, and the benefits associated with these activities, focusing efforts on three issues that must be addressed by the authorities:

• Dialogue with municipal authorities: Generate the country's competitiveness through opportunities to explore with municipal governments and airport operators a review of the airport cost structure with a view to eliminating the perception that, for its cost, aviation is a luxury service and not an essential transport for countries and their inhabitants.
• overflight fees: There is an opportunity for the Civil Aviation Directorate to review the overflight rates for aircraft that fly over Ecuador, as well as air traffic control services for those who land and take off from the country. Regrettably, these positions in Ecuador continue to be among the highest in Latin America. We believe that there is an opportunity to make this service more competitive compared to other countries..
• Increase the domestic and international connectivity of other cities in Ecuador: There is an opportunity to grow the domestic and international connectivity of other cities in Ecuador. Manta will open a route to Panama from the end of June that will provide an opportunity to increase air connectivity in the province of Manabí and the rest of the coast. There is also an opportunity to increase connectivity towards Cuenca by overcoming operational restrictions at the airport. IATA llamó a trabajar estrechamente —tanto con el gobierno central como con los gobiernos municipales— para establecer conectividad a estos destinos y así brindar muchas más oportunidades al Ecuador.
• Sustainability: Following the commitment to reduce to net zero emissions from air transport by the year 2050, the equator, as an oil country, have the opportunity to develop, produce, and supply sustainable aviation fuels (PURE) that reduce up to 80% carbon emissions. Too, the Ecuador must protect its biodiversity through efforts against illegal wildlife trafficking. airline industry, in a sustainability meeting held within the framework of the event, reaffirmed his wish that Ecuador can adapt its regulatory framework that allows aviation to offset its carbon emissions in the country.

"Although Ecuador has taken firm steps in the right direction, it is necessary to continue creating the conditions to make this market more competitive. Aviation must be approached as a state issue, that transcends political changes. Success will depend on our ability to work together and continue to push an agenda that maximizes the benefits of air transport.. with state policies that take into account the reduction of tax burdens, an adequate regulatory framework and an infrastructure that allows aviation to continue growing in an orderly manner, sustainable and efficient,” concluyó Cerdá.

further, The Minister of Transport and Public Works made the announcement and offered to start the international bidding process to be able to recover the fuel supply at all airports in Ecuador that is of quality and with a reliable service, this in the framework of the concern that Copa Airlines exposed the situation in the Manta Airport and next start of flights of this airline on the route Panama – Manta, where audits have not been satisfactorily passed.

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