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After the closing of Equair last year, What will happen to the frequencies Galapagos that this airline had assigned in its operating permit?
It's been just over four months since Equair closed its operations unexpectedly, leaving thousands of passengers affected, but they could be relocated to other airlines. That day we lost an airline, generating a reduction in supply on the routes where it operated..
After its closure, which was highly publicized, the three planes were returned Boeing 737-700 leased and is still in the closing process. Within this process there is a concern that calls attention to resolve.
What will happen to Equair's frequencies to Galapagos?
Frequencies and there are several destinations in Ecuador, but there is only one destination that has a restriction on how many flights can be operated and they are the most highly valued as they are the most in-demand tourist destination in the country.. Given limitations of the islands themselves and in order to take care of their ecosystem, the frequencies to Galapagos They are limited and obtaining them is not easy at all..
It is quite a procedure to obtain frequencies at Baltra O San Cristobal, That's why the ones we have are of high value to airlines and airlines. Equair are now available, this after having completely revoked its air transport operating permit, public, regular domestic passenger 2 February 2024.
Among the revoked frequencies are the routes and frequencies from Quito toward Guayaquil, Manta, Coca, Sour Lake and Store of which not all operated, but the most valuable ones stand out in Ecuador, the frequencies to Galapagos, of which the airline had:
- UIO and/or GYE – GPS – GYE – UIO with up to 8 weekly frequencies.
- UIO and/or GYE – SCY – GYE – UIO with up to 4 weekly frequencies.
A total of 12 frequencies are those that it had managed to obtain after several frequency reassignment processes that occurred in the time after the closure of Tame EP at 2020. There have been several obtaining processes, by some companies that never took off, and reassignment thereof, process that we should soon be seeing again.
How many frequencies are available to Galapagos??
as i told you, These frequencies are limited and in recent years only two new authorized ones have been obtained, which was for the Manta route. – Galapagos, having said that, The current assigned frequencies are:
Avianca Ecuador:
- Quito and / or Guayaquil – Baltra – Quito, up to eight (8) weekly frequencies.
- Quito and / or Guayaquil – San Cristobal – Guayaquil – Quito, to ten (10) weekly frequencies.
- Quito and / or Guayaquil – Baltra – Guayaquil – Quito, up to twelve (12) weekly frequencies.
- Blanket – Baltra and/or San Cristóbal – Blanket, From (2) weekly frequencies.
LATAM Ecuador:
- Quito and / or Guayaquil – Baltra – Guayaquil – Quito, up to twenty (20) weekly frequencies.
- Quito and / or Guayaquil – San Cristobal – Guayaquil – Quito, up to nine (9) weekly frequencies.
Are accounted for 61 assigned frequencies plus 12 available that operated Equair. These frequencies being free, that are from the state, We should see the interest of other companies very soon in acquiring some of them, so I will be informing you of any request that may be made in the coming weeks..
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