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The Ecuadorian airline Aeroregional announced the upcoming start of charter flights between Quito and Caracas with an initial weekly frequency, in turn will seek to make them regular.
The reactivation of direct connectivity between Ecuador and Venezuela thanks to the start of charter flights, where we will have the participation of Conviasa (from the 1 December first flight to Guayaquil) and now it is also confirmed Aeroregional among those interested.
It should be noted that this will be the return of Aeroregional a Venezuela, country where it has previously operated under this modality with charter flights to Valencia, Margarita Island and others.
Aeroregional will fly to Caracas
Last 31 October 2023 the airline announced the start of charter flights between Quito and Caracas, Venezuela. Flights will begin operating on 17 November 2023 until the 26 of January of 2024, with a weekly flight frequency on Fridays with the following schedules:
Schedules
The flights will depart from Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport at 11:00 a.m. and will arrive at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas at 1:30 p.m. with a duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes.
In the meantime, The return flight will depart from Caracas at 5:00 p.m. and will arrive back to Quito at 6:30 p.m. (schedules subject to change)
The aircraft that will operate these flights will be the Boeing 737-400 and 500 of the airline, which have a capacity of 145 and 129 passengers respectively.
Prices
Regarding the value of the tickets, These are for sale in travel agencies. Ecuador and Venezuela since the $560 Dollars including fees and taxes, round trip.
This rate includes a backpack or personal item, a hand luggage 10 kilos and a suitcase in the hold of 25 kilos.
Announcement impact
The announcement of this route, more options with Conviasa, is good news for travelers who need to connect between Quito and Caracas. Until now, flight options were limited and expensive.
Charter flights also represent an opportunity for commercial development between Ecuador and Venezuela. These flights will facilitate the transportation of cargo and passengers, which could boost trade and investment between both countries until they become regular and permanent over time..
this route, although charter, joins the international network of Aeroregional that has Panama on the list, plus the intentions to also fly to Lima as had been mentioned on other occasions.
Also try to do it on a regular basis.
Additionally to the start of charter flights, The airline has requested the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, the operating permit is granted for the provision of air transportation service, public, international, regular passenger and cargo on the route:
- Quito and / or Guayaquil – Caracas and vice versa with up to seven weekly frequencies with the right to third and fourth freedoms of the air.
In this way, The airline begins its participation in Venezuela as a charter and when consolidated it will be able to make it regular with up to one daily flight according to the order.
We will keep reporting.
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