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The airline Cuban Aviation lost its operating permit to fly in Ecuador to this having recently been revoked by the authorities.
The National Civil Aviation Council (CNAC) has decided to completely revoke the company's operating permit Cuban Aviation S.A. This measure, embodied in Agreement No. 025/2024 of the 2 of July, puts an end to the regular international cargo and mail operations that the Cuban airline had been carrying out in the country.
After years of exclusive cargo operation, that after the fatal accident at old Quito airport more of 20 years, since passengers never did it again on a regular basis, we say goodbye to this airline.
Cubana lost its operating permit in Ecuador
The CNAC's decision is based on non-compliance by Cuban Aviation of what is established in the Art. 48 of the Regulation of Operating Permits for the Provision of Commercial Air Transport Service. What's more, The airline has also been found to be subject to the grounds for revocation established in literal i) of the article 53 of the same regulation.
The specific causes for the revocation come from the non-operation of the airline in the country for more than a year due first to the non-operation of its now only Tupolev Tu-204-100EC of cargo that is parked in Havana without being able to be reactivated, and additionally, the definitive closure of your business partner THE of Colombia that operated on its behalf the weekly flight that the airline, before leaving the market, operated at Quito airport.
Let us remember that in June 2017, The airline had shown its intention to fly regular passenger flights from Havana to Quito and Guayaquil with up 5 flights between both cities, action that did not prosper due to not having met the necessary requirements for the granting of those routes.
The revocation of the operating permit to Cuban Aviation represents a hard setback for the Cuban airline, that had been operating in Ecuador for several years. This measure could also have a negative impact on the Ecuadorian economy (although very small), given that Cuban Aviation was the only airline that offered direct cargo flights between Ecuador and Cuba.
What's next for Cubana de Aviación?
According to Art. 54 of the Regulation of Operating Permits for the Provision of Commercial Air Transport Services, Cubana de Aviación will not be able to request a new operating permit until a minimum of six months has elapsed from the date of execution of the revocation resolution..
What's more, The airline must resolve the reasons that motivated the revocation of its permit before being able to request its operation again. Ecuador.
This situation undoubtedly represents a great challenge for Cubana de Aviación, who must work hard to regain the trust of the CNAC and the Ecuadorian authorities if you wish to operate in the country again in the future.
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