Air Europa returns to Ecuador

After an absence of almost 10 añAir Europa returns to Ecuador, this time with a new administrationón and semi-low cost style flight concept, but offering a first-class service and within reach of all budgets.

Last 17 from December to 2016 landedó in the city of Guayaquil, coming from Madrid, the first Air Europa flight direct to the port cityña, within the framework of its strong expansionón for the regionón, where the aerosolínea seeks to confront the marked influence of Iberia in South Americaérica, which is the main European operator and which más flights operate in the regionón. 

About Air Europa

Air Europa, initially founded as Air Españto in 1984, It is one of the main airlinesílong-distance lines of the península oneérich and the third in the Spanish marketñol after Iberia and Vueling, but the second in the transport of passengers with 10 millions transported 2015. Belonging to the Globalia Corporaci groupón Empresarial S.A, which is the largest tour groupístico spyñol, where important companies in the sector such as Halc are included in its portfolioón Travel, Ecuador Travel, Travel Plan and its airínea, which has been a key piece for the development of this business group fully focused on tourism.

In its relatively short history, Air Europa has achieved important recognitions such as being the fourth in the world with the best punctuality, count on 85% of occupationón on their flights, excellence in administrationón resources and have one of the m fleetsás jóyou come, with only 6 años in average age.

Hitos AE

1986 – It is established with the nameón Air Europa.

1991 – A group of investors headed by Juan José Hidalgo acquires the companyñía.

1995 – Air Europa flies to London and New York, shelteréentering the scheduled international flights market.

1998 – Juan José Hidalgo groups its companies in the holding company Globalia Corporación Business.

1999 – Air Europa incorporates the first six Boeings 737 new generationón.

2000 – Air Europa incorporates the first Boeing 767-300 for your transoce routesáunique and launches its loyalty programón for customers called «Fidelity», which has 130.000 members.

2004 – Air Europa begins direct flights to Quito, Guayaquil, Prague and Warsaw.

2005 – Air Europa becomes the first airlineíne españwave in making direct flights to China.

2006 – At the end of theñor the compañíon account with 37 planes, with those who have transported meás de 9 million travelers. Operating incomeón they touch the 1.000 millions of euros.

2007 – Air Europa inaugurates two new transoce routesáunique: Buenos Aires and RíJanuary's.

2008 – Air Europa announces the reservation of 8 boeing aircraft 787 from úlast generationón that will be incorporatedán, gradually, to your fleet fromñO

2010 – Air Europa establishes a non-stop route between Madrid and Lima.

2011 – Air Europa adds two A330-200 to its fleet.

2012 – Air Europa records an año récord in terms of opening new routes, both European (Brussels, Ginebra) like Africans (Banjul, Gambia) the Americans (Holy Cross of the Sierra).

2013 – Air Europa opens new routes to Coruña, Montevideo and inaugurates the Madrid-Sao Paulo route.

2015 – Air Europa announces a new order to Boeing for fourteen 787-9 Dreamliner, además of the eight B787s already acquired in firm. Flights between Madrid and Tel Aviv begin; Madrid and Asunción and inaugurates its daily flights to Miami with a Boeing 787 rented to LOT.

Fleet and destinations

Europe, as it is known for its radio called, currently has in its fleet 56 airplanes and isá formed as follows:

• 12 Airbus A330-200
• 3 Airbus A330-300
• 6 ATR72
• 19 Boeing 737-800
• 5 Boeing 787-8
• 1 Embraer 145 (leaveísoon the fleet)
• 5 Embraer 195

Additionally it has 45 ópending orders between Boeing 787-8 (3 requests), Boeing 787-9 (16 requests), Boeing 737-800 (6 requests) y Boeing 737MAX (20 requests), what to allowá optimize theún más operating costs by reducing fuel consumption with all-new aircraft, especially in long and medium distance.

With its current fleet it covers 45 destinations in más de 22 países of Asia, Áfear, Europe, North América, Am Centerérica, Caribbean and South América, más the destinations that are part of the global SkyTeam alliance, to which it belongs since 2007.

Its main operations HUB is located at the Madrid Barajas International Airport., but with an important presence as semi HUBs at the Palma de Mallorca Airport, El Prat Airport Barcelona, Gran Canarias Airport and Tenerife South Airport.

Return to Ecuador

Air Europa recourseó to Ecuador aboard an Airbus 330-200, that took offó from Adolfo Su Airportárez Madrid-Barajas at 23.50 hours and landedó in the Ecuadorian city at 05:18 hours. It's worth say, that the aerosolínea does something más de 10 años, operó in Ecuador, covering the Madrid route – Quito – Guayaquil and return, performing the traditional triangulationón that carries KLM and Iberia. Is úLast said goodbyeó from Guayaquil in April and operateá úonly direct from Quito to Madrid, opening the doors to this new operationón to Air Europa. When the aerosolínea operó in Ecuador, He did it at the same time as Air Madrid, together with LAN Ecuador and Iberia, so the competition will beíoccupation has decreasedónumber of flights, resulting in his estrangement from the país.

This return to Ecuador was operated by the Airbus A330-202, MSN 745 with 11 años en operationón for the company. The aircraft isá configured with a capacity máxima de 299 passengers, distributed in two úonly kinds of 24 passengers in Business and 275 en Economy. Powered by two General Electric engines 2 x GE CF6-80E1A3 has a self-containedíto of 6750 miles, perfect for these new flights that you will haveán a durationón of between 10 hours to 11 hours with 20 minutes depending on the round trip or return leg.

I divided itón aéGlobalia area to operateá initially this route with five weekly frequencies, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, friday and sunday; although during the period between mid-January and May, coinciding with the low season, operateá departing from Madrid on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays to establish, again, in May the five initial frequencies. La operationón se maintainendrá in this way until the market adapts and recognizes this new competitor, since from Guayaquil you will haveá to occupy the positionón left by Iberia versus LATAM Ecuador that operates with 3 weekly flights to Madrid and KLM to Amsterdam with a daily flight.

The flight schedule also allowsás to all passengers who land in Madrid from Guayaquil at 05:20 Madrid Time, perform a perfect and ráask for connectionón, a través of the distribution centerónumber of flights, with the rest of European destinations andédestinations that Air Europa flies to. For his part, upon arrival in Guayaquil 06:20 Time Guayaquil, is also guaranteed, excellent connections to other cities in the countryís what emeralds are like, Cuenca, Sour Lake, Coca, Manta y próXimamente Galápaid (San CristóBal and Baltra), destinyífavorite place for foreigners. All this thanks to the recently signed agreement of cóI say shared with AerolíEcuadorian flag, Tame.

So far the scope of the cóI say shared between both airíit is a siná applied úOnly between Quito and Guayaquil, to move passengers between the two cities máimportant s of Ecuador. In the prónext months this agreement will be extendedá to other cities and the possibility opens up that Tame can directly sell tickets to the final destination Madrid thanks to this alliance.

Upon arrival of the first flight, This was received with the always traditional water arch by the Aero firefighters.ájos uticosé Joaquín de Olmedo, so that later guests, Press and passengers witness a traditional Guayaquile danceñor full of joyía, música and t suitsípeaks. Instead, for the departure he preparedó a cocktail for guests and mátop airport authorities, Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador and Air Europa, where it is toldó with the presence of Juan Lopez, Aerol Revenue Managerínea. Prior to boarding,ó a traditional Spanish flamenco danceñor for entertainmentónumber of passengers, who stood out on this occasion for being mainly connecting passengersón to other parts of Europe and not necessarily Madrid as the final destination.

Despite the short time on sale of the route, the first flight Madrid Guayaquil contó with the 92% of occupationón, while Guayaquil Madrid with a 86%, showing an encouraging start to the route, which for launch has a promotionón that goes from the $600 dólares round trip between both países.

It is expected that, with his return to Ecuador, Air Europa is an important entity for the transportation of cargo from Ecuador to the Unión European, thanks to the connection potentialón con más de 60 routes from Madrid and the recently signed trade agreement between Ecuador and the EU.

Now the company only has to return to Santiago de Chile, to theí operate in all paíits from Sur América.

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