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airlines Air Europa e Iberia were made with more frequencies to fly from Spain toward Ecuador after resolution of the Spanish aeronautical authority. Photo from Iñaki Calvopiña
After a positive year 2023 for the air market between Spain and Ecuador, The two airlines that maintain direct service between both countries continue to adjust their offer upwards and after a new resolution from MITMA, These will be able to increase their flights even more.
Iberia and Air Europa They are the only airlines providing service between Ecuador and Spain, this after the departure of More Ultra of our market 30 October 2022.
Air Europa and Iberia may have more flights to Ecuador
The 21 October 2023 began the process of requesting available capacity in the bilateral agreement Come in Ecuador and Spain, at the time by an unidentified airline, which you requested:
- Four (4) weekly frequencies for passenger transport, mail and load, from points in Spain via Caribbean Islands, Colombia and Venezuela, to Quito and/or Guayaquil and points beyond in Peru, Bolivia and Chile and vv
With this request, airline companies interested in starting operations in this market in the next 9 months they had to start the application procedure according to the instructions of the authority, which evaluated each of the orders based on benefits for the consumer, technical road, economic and environmental impact, competition and others.
A) Yes, three months later as the procedure dictates, The entity presented the resolution for the assignment of traffic rights between Spain and Ecuador, once the analysis and pertinent assessment of the operational projects presented by the airlines for this market have been carried out, The General Directorate of Civil Aviation has RESOLVED:
Assign the traffic rights available in the Spain – Ecuador air market as follows::
- Of the (2) weekly frequencies to AIR EUROPA, Airlines, S.A.
- Of the (2) weekly frequencies to IBERIA, Airlines, S.A. Operator
In consecuense, taking into account the frequencies assigned prior to this procedure, The capacity in this market is established as follows:
| Mercado | IB | UX | PU | AVAILABLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPAIN-ECUADOR | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
A) Yes, plans are confirmed Iberia increases flights to Guayaquil up to five weekly frequencies and maintain the daily flight at Quito and Air Europa will be able to operate up to one daily flight in the Quito-Guayaquil-Madrid triangulation.
zero left (0) frequencies available in this market, highlighting the importance of start a renegotiation between Spain and Ecuador to increase these frequencies and so that the market is not concentrated only in two airlines, for the good of the passengers, more competition is always necessary.
We will continue to report on the following requests from airlines to the Ecuadorian authority.
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