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Today I am going to tell you what the direct flight from LATAM Ecuador between the cities of Cuenca and Guayaquil, That operates 5 times a week on airplanes Airbus A319.
Since July 2022 that this route operates and surely many of you did not know about it, in fact, many times blog readers and social network followers write to me to ask: Why are there no direct flights between Guayaquil and Cuenca? But I always tell them that YES THERE IS.
To their surprise, the route operates and is going quite well close to meeting 2 years, that's why I finally looked to make this flight report so that everyone can know this domestic route between such important cities.
Flying direct between Cuenca and Guayaquil
Welcome to flight report of this route, but before going to the content, let's see it on video, since on the YouTube channel I also prepared a report so that you can know and see more details of the route:
Let's get into the matter, This route currently operates five times a week on Mondays, Wednesday, Thursday, Fridays and Sundays on airplanes Airbus A319 configured for 144 passengers.
Do the schedules? They are not fixed and change every day, but I leave you the exact data:
- Monday: takes off from Cuenca at 07:26 am.
- Wednesday: takes off from Cuenca at 2:00 pm.
- Thursday: takes off from Cuenca at 6:11 pm.
- Friday: takes off from Cuenca at 4:34 pm.
- Sundays: takes off from Cuenca at 4:49 pm
for my flight, the A319 HC-CPJ with serial number MSN03671 and has 15 years since his first flight on the airline, he was responsible for taking us to Guayaquil in a very short time., how short is the flight?
Well it only lasted 25 minutes, a super short route and that in fact, It is one of the shortest ones operated by a 319 in the world, that if it were in a straight line it would cover a distance of only 148 kilometres, but since there are mountains in the way, the route is somewhat longer and takes more time than if there were fewer obstacles.
Remember that like everything National Flight, The minimum suggestion is to get closer to the airport as much as possible 1 hour before your departure time, but since the Cuenca Airport is small, you won't have many problems or delays, yes indeed, If you have to check a suitcase in the hold, you may need more time., but if you check-in in the LATAM APP and use the self-bag-drop kiosks you will save a lot of time.
After check-in, we must go to the departure lounge, which in my case was the 1, it's hard to get lost in Cuenca, so go easy and enjoy the restaurants and shopping on offer that are available.
Boarding in LATAM is done by groups, so come get in line, solo, Yes, only when your group has been called, Otherwise you will make the process slower for everyone., what's more, the plane won't leave without you, you are already meters from the aircraft.
In Cuenca there is a peculiarity, flights board and disembark through both the rear and front doors, so follow the instructions of the agents at the gate, They will tell you if you board at the front or back of the plane..
The million dollar question and what you surely want to know, How many passengers traveled on this route? The answer is this: from Guayaquil to Cuenca 99 passengers and Cuenca to Guayaquil 86 passengers, sure on mondays, Friday and Sunday their demand is even greater, That's why it was recently uploaded to 5 weekly flights.
This flight is super fast, 25 minutes to 33 minutes on average depending on route and traffic conditions, so you can enjoy at least a little of the streaming entertainment service that airlines have. LATAM con series, movies and more. You just have to connect to the aircraft's WiFi and from there enter play.latam.com (There is also a live map of the flight).
Despite the shortness of the route, The airline offers a snack service throughout the plane consisting of a bag of nuts, not bad if we see the distance and duration, in the end, you get to Guayaquil and you eat a good onion.
I leave you some tips: if they arrive with national connection, They will be able to go directly to the national departure lounge, There are steps that allow you to go up without going through filters again.. If your final destination is international, you will have to do migration yes or yes, Check with your airline if your luggage is checked to the final destination or if you must remove it.
Landing I remembered that I flew this route years ago en route to Galapagos, that then with Tame in a Embraer 170, It was a nice flight, where 30 people connected with Baltra in Guayaquil.
This is a summary, which I certainly show in more detail in the Flight Report video above, but I couldn't stop telling you about this important and necessary route., more today than the roads between the Austro and Guayaquil They are in poor condition and reports of thefts appear daily..
Let's support this route and initiative LATAM so that frequencies are increased and continue to be profitable for the benefit of the connectivity of the country and the cities involved.
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