Air Europa and Iberia acquire more frequencies to Ecuador

The aerosolsídenies Air Europa e Iberia they got hold of meás frequencies to fly from España toward Ecuador after resolutionón of the aeron authorityáutica española. Photo from Iñwho Calvopiña

After a positive toñO 2023 for the marketéprisoner between Españto and Ecuador, both airílines that maintain direct service between both paíThey continue to adjust their offer upwards and after a new resolutionón of MITMA, are you ableán increase toún más your flights.

Iberia and Air Europa Are the úaerol nicasílines providing service between Ecuador and Spainña, this after the departure of More Ultra of our market 30 October 2022.

Air Europa and Iberia podrán have más flights to Ecuador

The 21 October 2023 startó the process of requesting available capacity in the bilateral agreement Come in Ecuador and España, at that time by an airplaneíunidentified, which I requestedó:

• Four (4) weekly frequencies for passenger transport, mail and load, from points in Spainña víto Caribbean Islands, Colombia and Venezuela, to Quito and/or Guayaquil and points más allá in Perú, Bolivia and Chile and vv

With that request I composeñías aéareas interested in starting operations in this market in the prówe moan 9 months dueístart the application procedureún the instructions of the authority, which I evaluatedó each of the orders based on benefits for the consumer, road tétechnique, economic impactómicro and environmental, competition and others.

Así, three months laterés himselfún dictates the procedure, the entity presentó the resolutionóassignment noón of rights of tráI stay between España and Ecuador, once the análysis and assessmentón pertinent of the operational projects presented by the companiesñías aéareas for this market, the addressón General of Aviationón Civil has RESOLVED:

Assign traffic rightsáfico available on the market atéprisoner españa – Ecuador as follows:

• Of the (2) weekly frequencies to AIR EUROPA, Líneas Aéreas, S.A.
• Of the (2) weekly frequencies to IBERIA, Líneas Aéreas, S.A. Operator

In consecuense, taking into account the frequencies assigned prior to this procedure, The capacity in this market is established as follows:

Así, plans are confirmed Iberia increases flights to Guayaquil up to five weekly frequencies and maintain the daily flight at Quito and Air Europa couldá operate up to one flight daily in the triangulación Quito-Guayaquil-Madrid.

zero left (0) frequencies available in this market, marcáemphasizing the importance of start a renegotiationón between Spainñto and Ecuador to increase these frequencies and so that the market is not concentrated úonly in two airídenies, for the good of the passengers, más competition is always necessary.

We will continue to inform you about the following Aerol ordersírequests before the Ecuadorian authority.