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Air Europa since june 2026 will arrive on the daily flight to Ecuador, operating four weekly flights to Guayaquil and three to Quito from Madrid.
The airline Air Europa has confirmed its plans to achieve daily operation towards Ecuador As of June 2026, significantly strengthening its presence and seating offer.
Currently, the airline operates with 3 weekly flights to José Joaquín de Olmedo and others 3 the week to Quito, but with this expansion, will be consolidated with a total of seven weekly flights from Madrid (MAD) to the two main Ecuadorian cities.
Air Europa bets on Guayaquil
The big news is the increase in capacity, especially on the route to Guayaquil, that will receive the additional flight to reach the four weekly frequencies.
The operation of Air Europa will be distributed as follows from the 8 of June:
- Guayaquil (GYE): 4 weekly flights
- Quito (UIO): 3 weekly flights
This means that Ecuador will have a flight of Air Europa every day of the week connecting directly with Madrid and, but still, with the rest of the airline's European network.
Schedules and frequencies
Increasing an additional frequency allows Guayaquil have four days of operation a week, making business and tourism trips even easier. Flights are on sale and published permanently.
Next, I detail the schedules of the 4 weekly flights to Guayaquil that will operate on Mondays, Wednesday, friday and sunday:
- Flight UX39 takes off from Madrid at 01:40 am and lands in Guayaquil at 06:10 am with a duration of 11 hours and 30 minutes.
- Flight UX40 takes off from Guayaquil at 11:05 am and lands in Madrid at 05:00 am the next day with a duration of 10 hours and 55 minutes.
Definitely, It is great news for the demanding market between Europe and Ecuador, which will also see one more flight a week to amsterdam, what will add 23 weekly frequencies in total between all airlines and although still, There are still frequencies to add and the return of others, shows important signs of growth.
However, there is a challenge ahead, the bilateral agreement with Spain is reaching its maximum frequencies, which will limit potential growth plans of the two airlines that fly between both markets or of new operators. Negotiation and expansion of frequencies is urgently needed.
Success to Air Europa in this new increase in capacity to Guayaquil Already Ecuador usually.
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