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There are changes in the offer of scheduled flights between Guayaquil and Bogota by the three airlines that currently operate this route. I'll tell you the details.
Since last March, There are three airlines that cover the market between Guayaquil and Bogota, after a little more 6 months of competition between Avianca, Wingo and LATAM Ecuador, changes are coming in the number of frequencies operated between both cities.
Let us remember that the airline industry It is very variable, subject to many changes and that a Full flight does not necessarily mean that it is profitable, for himself, since the industry is so dynamic, airlines adjust their offer based on their results, profitability and operational needs.
Changes in Guayaquil flights – Bogota
As I advanced, changes are coming on this route, which is part of the statistics of the second market with the highest demand in our country, which is Colombia, as we will see below, there is a reduction in supply from next February 2024.
Months ago I published an analysis in this space where I referred to the fact that the air market between Ecuador and Colombia grew this year, new ones were opened like Quito – Medellin, Cartagena – Guayaquil, Medellin – Guayaquil although these last two have already been suspended, had increased frequencies from Guayaquil and LATAM Ecuador started new flights from Guayaquil to Bogotá and increased flights to Bogotá from Quito.
If we add all these frequencies we arrive at an average of 65 weekly frequencies between both countries, but with the suspension of routes, more others that we will see today, these fall to an average of 51.
LATAM Ecuador suspends flights
After starting his new route last 26 March with a daily flight on airplanes Airbus A319, via the airline's reservation system, since several weeks ago, The route is suspended indefinitely, thus being its last flight scheduled for 31 of January of 2024.
In this way, from the 1 Ultra Air made its inaugural flight in Colombia and thus becomes the ninth regular airline in the country of the next year, LATAM Ecuador suspends what was its only route inaugurated this year in Ecuador, but will maintain the two daily flights from Quito, which will remain as an option for its frequent passengers to connect them with the different daily frequencies from Guayaquil to Mariscal Sucre with destination Bogotá and their respective connections.
Passengers affected for flights after those dates have been relocated by the airline.
Wingo maintains flights
In the other side, The Colombian low cost will maintain its operations from Bogota to Guayaquil, route that currently operates with up to four weekly frequencies, being that at the moment its schedule shows three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at different times.
These flights are operated by aircraft Boeing 737-800 and before the departure of LATAM Ecuador, we could potentially see an increase from Wingo.
avianca with 32 weekly flights
As we reported months ago, had with its subsidiaries in Ecuador and Colombia, they increased frequencies in Guayaquil, to total to today 32 weekly flights or the equivalent of up to 5 frequencies on some days of the week.
Thus, had remains the largest airline on the route with 5.760 seats offered on this route on a weekly basis operated by family aircraft Airbus A320.
Guayaquil passenger statistics – Bogota
It is a market still in recovery, but it is on the right track to surpass the figures of the 2019. Specifically, the flights between Bogotá and Guayaquil occupied during the 2022 the second place of the JJO terminal flow with 316.331 passengers, which corresponds to 16.16% of the total.
Guayaquil loses a new route from its destination network, but it will surely be taken by another airline or by one of the two that continue to fly between both cities..
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