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The Cuenca Airport reported on several improvements that will be made to the terminal such as installation of escalators, food court remodel and much more.
This air terminal, which is the third most important in the country, continues working to attract more airlines, become international and grow in passengers in order to activate the development plan for the new airport, for it, They are working on several improvements focused on security and experience for users.
More than two months ago we spoke with Jose Luis Aguilar, Executive Director of CORPAC, municipal entity that manages the Marshal La Mar and on this occasion we follow up on the improvements announced months ago and also the progress in what will be the new airport.
Improvements at Cuenca Airport
The improvement works at the Mariscal La Mar Airport and the construction of a new airport are part of a comprehensive plan to modernize the airport infrastructure of Cuenca and improve connectivity in the region. These initiatives will allow Cuenca and the southern region of Ecuador be better connected with the rest of the country and the world, promoting tourism, trade, investment and economic development.
In this context, Passengers using the Mariscal La Mar Airport can expect a more comfortable and modern travel experience in the terminal thanks to different improvements that are already being implemented and are expected to be completed in October of this year..
We talked with José Luis Aguilar, who tells us that "We are going to install escalators, We are going to remodel the food court by improving the ceiling and lighting, giving uniformity to all premises, at this moment they are little disordered. Each one has had their own definition when it comes to space.. We are going to give it a little order and we are also going to expand the VIP room. The VIP room currently allows accommodation between 60 and 80 passengers, but due to the high flow of passengers that we have now there are times when the capacity is full and we cannot provide the service and we have decided to expand the room to also, have a kitchen area and that will in turn allow you to have hot food, which is something that was always asked of us"
The idea is to continue improving the user experience and for airlines to also feel comfortable operating in this small airport., but with an annual movement of more than 500 thousand passengers, Indeed, continues to grow thanks to the increase in frequencies by LATAM Ecuador and Avianca Ecuador more than 51 weekly frequencies to Quito and Guayaquil.
«I believe that all these improvements will significantly change the terminal to give the terminal a better look.. In fact, We have the maximum date for all of this at the end of October., because it is our desire to inaugurate everything for Cuenca festivals.»
In the meantime, The airport advances in the internationalization process with the respective certification before the DGAC and customs implementation, SENACE and other control entities: «This is super important because it will allow the airport to now have offices, They are going to have international flights and that we can now work more quickly regarding cross-border flights., For example."
Will the runway be expanded?? About this important project, CORPAC mentions that it is working on studies to implement a RESA zone – Runway End Safety Areas are a formal means of limiting the consequences when aircraft overrun the end of a runway during a landing or aborted takeoff., or overrun the planned landing strip. For this they will also carry out a takeoff performance study (payload range) from Cuenca, to be able to speak with numbers to new potential airlines with flights to Panama, Lima or Bogotá.
The runway is another key point of the airport, which as we know is limited in length making it difficult how far a plane can fly, but in the meantime and before the scheduled closure for maintenance, CORPAC will work on a comprehensive maintenance plan to guarantee the safety of operations.
«A strong track maintenance plan. What does that mean? How is the track not going to be closed this year for adaptation?, and it will most likely be August next year due to the weather conditions of the month of August.. I have to guarantee the best operating conditions on the track for that..«
But the projects don't end here., since it is urgent for the city to have a new airport, Sure, this will be in the future, but positive steps are being taken to achieve this. The passage of a meteorological station that had Guayaquil for Daular and it will be installed on the plain of Tarqui, place that is designated for a new airport and to confirm it, Wind studies will be carried out in that area for the minimum period of 2 years.
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