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Given the current diplomatic situation between Mexico and Ecuador, In this publication we are going to review which flights are currently operating between both nations..
After several days of tension between both governments, the night of 5 april 2024, The Government of Mexico decided to suspend diplomatic relations with its counterpart from Ecuador, which has generated multiple reactions both locally, as internationally.
Both countries share a long history of cultural and commercial exchange, where before the announcement of the breakdown of relations and withdrawal of all Mexican personnel from the country, could be affected directly or indirectly.
Flights between Mexico and Ecuador
At the time of this publication, air operations, which are not many between both countries remain unchanged.
Among the many consequences that can occur due to tension between both parties, I think it is appropriate to review which flights operate between Mexico and Ecuador, both passengers and cargo, to have a better context of the effects that could occur in the event that the situation escalates, too, to business relationships.
Flights and passenger airlines
I want to start this section of information with a personal comment, where I consider that when diplomatic relations are closed and not being able to continue with the visa procedures for Ecuadorians, requirements that were re-implemented from the 4 September 2021, demand could be affected, affecting the maintenance or not of direct flights between Mexico City and Quito, only active direct connection to date and that has already been reduced.
This direct connection is as follows:
- Aeromexico airline / Mexico City route – Quito.
- Between 4 a 5 weekly flights.
- boeing airplane 737 MAX 8 ability 166 passengers
It is important to indicate that Aeromexico Months ago, it reduced its flights in the country due to low demand, came to operate during 2023 up to a daily flight, during April they will be 4 weekly frequencies, unless something else happens.
As additional context, Viva Aerobus and Avianca Ecuador They stopped operating their flights between Quito and Cancún on 8 of January of 2024 and 19 October 2023 respectively.
cargo flights
Not everything is passengers, since commercial activity also occurs with multiple cargo flights that are generated in Mexico or that have an intermediate point in this country before arriving mainly in Quito.
Cargo flights operating between these countries are not only from Mexican airlines, but as we will see, There are also other foreign companies that do it:
- Mas Cargo airline (Mexico) / Mexico City route – Quito.
- With 5 weekly flights.
- Airbus A330F airplane.
- Atlas Air airline / Mexico City AIFA – Quito.
- With 2 weekly flights.
- Boeing 747F airplane
- Air Canada Cargo / Mexico City AIFA – Quito.
- With 3 weekly flights.
- Boeing 767F airplane
- Emirates Sky Cargo Airline / Mexico City AIFA – Quito.
- With 2 weekly flights.
- Boeing 777F airplane
As we can see, In the air issue between Ecuador and Mexico there are on average 17 weekly flights, the main activity being commercial exchange with cargo flights.
There have been comments on social networks about possible additional actions such as airspace closures for airlines from one country or another., operating limitations, etc. but none have been informed by the authorities and it is worth remembering that operations remain unchanged at the moment.
Daily an average of 7 Mexican airline flights fly over Ecuadorian airspace crossing from north to south (and vice versa) to their destinations in South America.
Passenger statistics between Mexico and Ecuador
During the 2023, according to the website of the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador, Mobility was represented as follows by air:
- They entered 28.426 mexicans.
- They traveled 54.647 Ecuadorians to Mexico.
I will update any new information.
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