Avianca Ecuador started flights between Manta and Galapagos (Baltra)

the airínea Avianca Ecuador startó its direct flights between Manta and the Island of Baltra on Galápaid with two initial weekly flights.

With a programón of two weekly flights between Blanket and Galápaid, Avianca startó its new direct national route with the take -off of the AV1628 flight from the Eloy Alfaro International Airport With addressón to Ecol airportóGal's gicápaid, on Baltra And with an occupationón of más of the 80% grandfather'són.

After some months of uncertainty and doubts focused mainly on the fueling In this terminal toéarea and having met all the requirements that the government of Galápaid imposes on flights to Gal Islandsápaid, the operationóin the beginningó and allows manabitas travelers to travelán to the enchanted islands without scales or without wasting time traveling by land Guayaquil O Quito.

the airínea tenderá Flights on Sundays and myércoles in airbus a320ceo or neo aircraft, with capacity for 180 passengers and an offer close to 3.000 monthly chairs, opening likeí The third connectionódirect n between the Ecuador continental y Galápaid.

Avianca Ecuador startó Manta to Gal flightsápaid

I could be on this inaugural flight that originatesá Twice a week in Quito with Manta Scale, So I bring you the details of what this first operation wasón In this new flight report available on the YouTube channel:

To go into the report, We are going to talk about the schedules and frequencies that these flights have from the past 2 of July:

For gallápaid We must meet a series of B requirementsásick, The first and más important is to acquire the TR control cardánsito  – TCT that is purchased at airports in Guayaquil, Quito And now tooén and Manta for a value of $20 that must be paid by all travelers to the islands.

For this same reason, While it's a dom flightéstic, approach the airport with 2 hours in advanceón is recommended, since the line to acquire the TCT can be quite long, con más de 500 tourists, couldíAs potentially lose your flight. Without the TCT, it could notás address your flight to Galápaid.

This new route has a particularity, the flight from Quito is 2K1692, but when landing in Manta, This changes from NúFlight and even, you may have to change seats, Although you don't have to get off the avión If your final destination is Baltra, since this changes to 2K1628.

Definitely, one of the questions that máS Recurrently they make me every time there is an inaugural flight is the occupationón, From what I detail CóMo was the passenger movement on each of the flights:

• From Quito to Manta with 120 passengers.
  • 25 passengers stayed in Manta
• From blanket to galáWe travel payments 145 passengers.
  • In Manta they embarked 50 passengers to Baltra
• De galápayments to Manta we travel 100 passengers.

Upon arrival in Manta, the flight was greeted with the traditional water arch, where together with authorities from the city and Avianca comes trueó The tape cutting, initially inaugurating these flights that many do toñthe atreás se veníAn seeking.

After the formal ceremony, the flight continuedó His route to the islands Galápaid, which has a durationón of 1 hours and 24 minutes, which makes it an alternative to 15 minutes más ráI ask to do it for Quito or Guayaquil, Not counting the additional delays that may be in terms of TRáI'm theéinmate and other factors that occur in large airports and with más operations aéreas.

After getting to Galápaid, Formally Ecuador Pasó to have three continental destinations operating towards the Archipiélago, Without a doubt a Dívery important for aviationóN Ecuadorian that takes new steps towards diversifying its network of traditional routes and offering más options to other cities, so that theí Its inhabitants do not have to go to other intermediate points.

“We continue to strengthen the PA connectivityís. Today we become the first airlineíNEA to connect Vía aéRea to the provinces of Manabí and galápayments and with it we contribute to the dynamizationón of tourism, cargo transportation. We promote a new gateway to the Enchanted Islands with sustainable travel. We are very excited to open más doors to new adventures and opportunities”, I knowñaló Juan Francisco Ortiz, Country Officer de Avianca. And recordó that new frequencies add to 30 weekly flights that operate to San CristóBal and Baltra from Quito and Guayaquil.

Thus, A totally new route in the PAís Startó its operations and opens the door so that the third PA international airportís (from 4 what we have) continue to grow thanks to its new infrastructure, And little by little it becomes attractive to máS Rutas and Airullaídenies. It is a matter of waiting and trusting that demand accompaniesñe each of these operations.