Avianca Ecuador suspends its direct flights between Guayaquil and Miami, I tell you the details, background of the route and the current offer towards the south of the Florida.
Avianca Ecuador will stop operating its direct route between Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport and the Miami International Airport.
The measure represents an operational adjustment in the airline's international network from the main Ecuadorian port that adds to the recent suspension of flights to Saint Joseph and Buenos Aires.
Avianca stops flying between Guayaquil and Miami
The direct connection between Guayaquil and Miami started its operations on 26 October 2025, date on which I had the opportunity to be part of the inaugural flight to cover the beginning of this operation that sought to strengthen point-to-point connectivity between Ecuador and USA without going through intermediate connection centers such as Bogota.
A little more than a year later and in a complex competitive environment facing the increase in fuel costs which generates a natural drop in demand due to the inevitable increase in air tickets, The Ecuadorian subsidiary is forced to suspend a key destination in the world such as Miami. concretely, from the next 30 November 2026, Avianca Ecuador will stop flying from José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport to him Miami International Airport, route that still operates with airplanes Airbus A320 on a daily basis.
By contrast, from the 1 December will add some additional frequencies on domestic routes between Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, which is added to its new route between Cuenca and Guayaquil that operates from 4 November with a daily flight.
I requested official information from the airline about the closure of this route and the airline has informed that it will not offer an official statement regarding the closure of this route..
Flight offers between Guayaquil and South Florida
After Avianca Ecuador on this journey, direct connectivity from the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport towards the south of the state of Florida will continue to be covered by the following airlines and daily frequencies:
- American Airlines: It maintains its usual operations connecting Guayaquil with the Miami International Airport (MY) with 2 Daily flights (14 weekly frequencies) with Boeing planes 737 MAX.
- JetBlue: Continues to offer connectivity to South Florida by operating daily flights from Guayaquil to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) with a daily flight with Airbus A321neo aircraft.
The reconfiguration of the market after the departure of Avianca leaves direct Guayaquil-Miami connectivity in the hands of American Airlines, while the flow to the South Florida metropolitan area maintains daily options with JetBlue to Fort Lauderdale which presents an increase in the offer on this route after the closure of Spirit with planes Airbus A321neo.
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