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The Ecuadorian airline Equair began its regular flights between the cities of Quito and Coca, initially operating with six weekly frequencies on airplanes Boeing 737-700NG.
The 25 last september, The airline Equair inaugurated its new route between Quito and The Coca, in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The flight, that is done with airplanes Boeing 737-700, lasts no more than 25 minutes.
The opening ceremony took place at the Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport, with the presence of government authorities, company representatives, guests and the first passengers of the route.
We start this Flight Report with the official video on the channel YouTube so that they can see in more detail everything experienced during the inauguration of this new route:
Equair started flights to El Coca
We must begin this report by indicating that since the 25 last september, The airline already operates to five domestic destinations in Ecuador, after 20 months of operation the airline adds The Coca a Quito, Guayaquil, Baltra and San Cristobal, what else new route announced to Loja, will allow them to close the year with six destinations in total.
The airline is advancing in its consolidation process in the national market and will continue iIncreasing your market share, in the context of growing aviation, the outlook is positive.
Moving forward with the flight report telling them that the flight Quito-El Coca will operate six times a week from Sunday to Friday, with a rate from $158 dollars round trip with fees and taxes.
Having said that, I was invited by the airline to be part of the inaugural flight, so since 7:30 I showed up at the Quito airport in Check Zone A, Where is the airline located to receive my boarding pass?. Here it is important to indicate that the airline has a free web check-in system for seat selection that can be done from 24 hours before the flight with your reservation code.
On the other hand, The rate that I indicated above includes, without additional charge and in all rates, a carry-on suitcase and one in the hold of up to 23 kilos, so if you travel with these items you can check them without problem.
After the check, I headed towards door A1, where the inaugural flight would depart and also there the protocol ceremony and press conference would take place, plus a cocktail for authorities, passengers, press and special guests.
After this event, The flight began boarding within the itinerary, agreed for the 9:45 am, remembering here that Equair boarding in groups, so they must wait for their group to be called to get up and go to the line.
After boarding and welcome by the pilot in command of the flight, We start towing and ignition with the respective water arch to take off towards The Coca at 9:58 hours, to enjoy the landscape and the transition from the Andes to the Amazon with the Cayambe as the protagonist, So I recommend that on this route you always request a window on the right side of the plane..
The flight Quito to El Coca has a duration of no more 25 minutes under normal conditions, This is why the service on the route is limited to the delivery of a Pacari chocolate during boarding., They may ask the crew for water if they require it.. It is worth mentioning as an extra piece of information that the use of bathrooms on this route is restricted..
About flight schedules, These are scheduled to take off from Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport as HN1050 at 9:45 a.m. and reach the El Coca Airport at 10:20 a.m. For the return, Flight HN1051 takes off at 11:00 a.m landing back in Quito at 11:35 a.m.
The plane used for the route is a Boeing 737-700, with capacity for 132 passengers in two classes, Let us remember that at the moment the airline has three aircraft of this type in its fleet.
Upon arrival at Coca, We were greeted by a heavy Amazonian downpour that allowed for the first time what I called "a water arch "natural" which was also added to that carried out by the aeronautical firefighters of the Francisco de Orellana Airport.
After the respective style, We were received by local authorities as well as by a traditional dance group from the area., which began this new operation of Equair in El Coca, with which this airport once again has three airlines operating together with LATAM Ecuador and Aeroregional.
As final data, through the “Francisco de Orellana” airport they mobilized 123.945 passengers experiencing growth in 177,46% compared to the previous year that were recorded 44.672 passengers, so the numbers are interesting as this is the seventh most important air terminal in the country. Ecuador.
Success a Equair on this new route.
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