Avianca Ecuador asks to operate the routes Cuenca – Guayaquil and Quito – Santa Rosa, in addition to adding 11 weekly flights between Quito and Guayaquil.
Avianca Ecuador requested the national aeronautical authority to modify its regular passenger air transport operating permit, cargo and mail. The procedure seeks to add two unprecedented routes to its current offer and consolidate connectivity on the country's main air route..
The new operations, subject to approval by the DGAC, would allow an increase in 30% the capacity of the Ecuadorian domestic market and strengthen the connection between strategic regions of the country.
Avianca Ecuador goes for new routes and frequencies
The airline aims to incorporate the route Cuenca – Guayaquil – Cuenca with a ceiling of seven weekly frequencies. In parallel, asks to enter the route Quito – Santa Rosa – Quito, also with a maximum of seven flights a week, expanding options for southwest Ecuador.
According to the request submitted to the DGAC, The two routes would be served with A320 family aircraft and the company would have a daily flight available for its customers on each of them.. Likewise, the new routes would have the service Business Class Americas, just as it happens today on all domestic routes in Ecuador, seeking to provide a differential option for business travelers that includes a superior experience on land and on board.
The order also includes an increase in its operation between Quito and Guayaquil. The company plans to move from 49 weekly frequencies in force at a total of 60, adding up 11 additional flights per week to meet the demand between the two main economic poles of the Ecuador.
If this request is approved, the domestic operating scheme of Avianca Ecuador It will be distributed as follows:
- Quito – Guayaquil – Quito: until 60 weekly frequencies.
- Quito – Manta – Quito: until 28 weekly frequencies.
- Quito – Cuenca – Quito: until 28 weekly frequencies.
- Quito and/or Guayaquil – Baltra – Guayaquil and/or Quito: until 20 weekly frequencies.
- Quito and/or Guayaquil – San Cristóbal – Guayaquil and/or Quito: until 10 weekly frequencies.
- Cuenca – Guayaquil – Cuenca: until 7 weekly frequencies.
- Quito – Santa Rosa – Quito: until 7 weekly frequencies.
- Quito – Lago Agrio – Quito: until 4 weekly frequencies.
The flights, to have surgery, they will fly with airplanes Airbus A319 and A320 assigned to the Ecuadorian subsidiary of Avianca in modality dry lease.
«Santa Rosa is a strategic city for the southern part of the country due to its productive activity and its geographical location., while Cuenca and Guayaquil maintain a constant dynamic of business exchange, tourist and academic. With these new routes, which represent an increase of 30% in the capacity of the Ecuadorian domestic market, We seek to facilitate the mobility of our clients, promote regional development and continue to be allies of tourism, offering a secure service, reliable and competitive», said Juan Francisco Ortiz, Country Officer of Avianca in Ecuador.
This strategic move reflects the company's interest in attracting a greater volume of corporate and tourist traffic within the national territory.. The completion of the new flights will be subject to the opinion of the National Civil Aviation Council and market conditions..
Let us remember that these orders do not imply an immediate start of operations., but it does allow us to know in advance the future plans of the airlines, in this case Avianca with its subsidiary in Ecuador.
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