Equair announces immediate suspension of operations

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From this Saturday 30 of September, the ecuadorian airline Equair announced the immediate suspension of all its operations and flights in Ecuador.

Surprisingly and after a week of inauguration of new route and announcement of flights to Loja, the company Equair has announced the suspension of its operations in its five domestic destinations.

Within a complex panorama due to external factors such as the increase in fuel prices, reduction in demand on the country's main routes and drop in hotel occupancy, have been some of the factors that influence this tough decision today that undoubtedly affects the entire airline industry..

After a year and nine months of operations like the one that was the fourth domestic scheduled airline in the country and having transported more than 700 thousand passengers, The suspension of its operations was announced as indicated in the following statement.

Equair suspends flights

concretely, the statement shared this Saturday morning 30 of September thus details the next steps for the airline, where they thank their passengers and workers who supported this Ecuadorian project during the time it operated and a very important issue is that all airline passengers will be protected on LATAM Airlines Ecuador flights subject to space and flight availability:

Equair, the national flag airline, with investment 100% ecuadorian, today it announces to the country the suspension of its operations after two years of service since its arrival at the end of 2021. Since its beginnings, Equair has maintained various commitments: With safety, The sustainability, the service, the quality and, How could it not be any other way?, with the search for profitability. As a result of constant market analysis, The responsible decision has been made to suspend its activities, complying with all open processes in the labor framework, fiscal and operational.

It has been communicated to its more than 200 collaborators personally, thanking and recognizing their contribution in these years of work. Equair will give you all the support and advice in the separation process.

For the peace of mind of your passengers, Equair has defined a process to provide a timely solution to all users who have already made a previous purchase. In this context, through a passenger protection agreement, non profit, LATAM Airlines Ecuador made available seats on its aircraft in order to take them to their destinations at no additional cost.

further, A specialized hotline has been made available to address all queries that passengers may have.. Direct lines of contact are: 1800 EQUAIR o 1800 378247 O 0963871680.

The airline opened its activities with up to 66 weekly frequencies between Quito and Guayaquil, 12 to the Galapagos Islands, And till 10 frequencies to El Coca. The commitment of its shareholders and main directors always fulfilled the mission of promoting national development and the generation of employment places.. Since then, the company gained market share on the routes we fly to the 17%.

“We want to extend our gratitude to all our allies, human capital, suppliers and all of Ecuador for opening the doors to us and allowing Equair to become a reality. Today we look to the future and focus on the new challenges that today's world holds., in a dynamic environment that forces us to adapt to change in an agile and strategic way”.

Hoy, It is a very sad day for Ecuadorian aviation, which adds to its history of airlines that suspend their operations in recent years to Tame, Airplanes (Dash fixed wing division 8) and now Equair, which in its brief history sought to become a reference in Ecuadorian aviation with 100% local investment and generate a growth framework for the airline industry coming out of the middle of the pandemic, generating employment and competition to support the consumer by being a price regulator.

I am deeply sorry to share this news today., where we lose competitiveness in the domestic market and that also an important player in the international charter operation for the favorite vacation destinations of Ecuadorians leaves an empty space, which will not be easy to occupy again, since a negative precedent is generated for future projects of this importance that could occur due to local or international interest..

From this space I will continue, as usual, supporting the ecuadorian aviation with current and future actors who ask to appear on the horizon.

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