He turnedó To break the RéCord and Exportación of flores from the Quito airport I grew upó a 8.7%, about the estimate, It is San Valentín 2025.
Ecuador reaffirms the good moment that exports are going throughón of flowers with historical growthórich in envífrom Quito airport during the Valentine's Day seasonín 2025. From the Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ecuadorian flowers, mainly roses, famous for their exceptional quality, have once again conquered international markets. It is 2025, through the Quito airport they were exported 28 779 tons of flowers, which represents a growth of 8.7% regarding 24 466 tons shipped in the same season in 2024. According to the informationón official of the Quiport Operations Department, with the registeró 534 departure flights, an increase of 9.6% in comparisonón with the 487 flights from toñor past.
New récord de exportón of flowers from Quito
These results far exceeded initial projections., who estimated a growth of 3% al 5%. The great quality of Ecuadorian flowers, added to the efficient coordinationón enters Quiport, aerolídenies, palletizers and loading and consolidation agenciesón was key to achieving these figures récord.
The díThe peak of the season wasércoles 5 February in which it was sentó 1 847 tons méflower trimmings 31 flights.
During the peak export seasonón, that this isñor had a durationón of 22 días, The main destinations were the cargo hubs in USA and Europe, from where the flowers are distributed to their final destinations. To meet this high demand, 20 aerolícargo nets, between regular and chárteres, They operated from the terminal Quito, guaranteeing a logíefficient and safe aesthetics for the transport of one of the mostás emblemáticos del país.
Ecuador ranks third among world flower exporters, afterés of Colombia and Paílow ses. The industry, that aroseó in the déeach of 1980, It is concentrated in the provinces of Pichincha, Cotopaxi and Tungurahua, where the temperate climate, the altitude (2,800-3,000 meters above sea level) and constant sunlight create ideal conditions for growing roses, carnations and gypsophilas. Currently, flower cultivation in Ecuador, generates some 55000 jobs in almost 850 companies that are dedicated to floriculture in Ecuador.
The Mariscal Sucre International Airport has a cargo terminal of 13 000 square meters of área úto, where four palletizing companies operate. Su plataforma de carga permite la operationón smoothedáline of up to six high-capacity aircraft, including c modelsóI say E (Boeing 777-200) y cóI say F (Boeing 747-8). Thanks to its infrastructure and operational efficiency, Quito airport reachedó fifth place in the ranking ‘TOP 20 of load aéarea in the regionón’, prepared in 2024 By the International Airports Council of AMérich Latin and Caribbean (ACI-LAC).
The exportón of flowers from the Quito airport sigue consolidábecoming a key driver of the economyífrom the northern central mountains and the countryís, demonstrating Ecuador's excellence in logisticsíload sticéarea and the prestige of its products in the world.
Ecuador plans to double flower exports for the yearñO 2035, that is to say, the goal to beíto of 2000 millions of dóannual lares. The exportón of flowers generates around $950 million annually in exports, representing close to 1% of the country's non-oil GDPís.
