Manta and Coca new destinations LATAM Ecuador

Within the growth that the aerosolíNea beganó in December 2017, with the incorporate usón of a sixth avión, since april 2018 to beán Manta and Coca new destinations LATAM Ecuador that will beán operated with Airbus A319 aircraft.

UPDATEÓN 17/05/2018:

While the route to Manta was denied by the CNAC, the route Quito to Coca with up to 7 weekly flights were authorized accordingún is detailed:

Sayúcould not be known, the start of operations at Coca, Eastá subject of authorizationón también of the route to Manta and the increase in frequencies to Galápaid, that toúIts approval is unknownóI didn't deny itón by the Council.

UPDATEÓN 08/05/2018:

With resolutionón 04/2018 from the Official Registry No.. 235, LATAM Ecuador has been denied to increase the Quito route – Manta – Quito with up to seven weekly frequenciesún is detailed:

The main cause detailed in the Resolutionón isán the Pol Principlesítica Aeronáutica, where it is established that for the increment of a certain route, one of the pairámeters to consider is that the íemployment ratesón are greater than seventy percent of the annual average, this as a pairáessential meter for a new route to be authorized and during the 2017 the average occupancyón between Quito and Manta was 67%.

further, in the same literal h) of the ResolutionóIt is detailed that «For the increase of services on a given route, it must beá reliably verify the evidence of the need for the service, in such a way that it justifies avoiding unfair and ruinous competition.

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With what was the arrival of a sixth avión in December, LATAM Airlines Ecuador increased flight frequencies to Cuenca and Guayaquil from Quito, thereby increasingó significantly its offer on domestic flightséstics from the perspective of growth for this newñor in the país.

As part of this expected growth also drivenén for new políethics of fuel subsidyéreo and of Open skies on international flights, is that the aerosolínea has planned for this yearñor grow again in Ecuador and alsoén the increase in the frequency of its flights to the Gal Islands has not been consideredápaid, so the arrival of a ségreat grandfatherón is imminent and will be confirmedívery soon.

We exclusively consulted LATAM Airlines Ecuador about their plan to fly to Manta and Coca, and this is his answer:

“We are very interested in flying to these and other destinations”

At LATAM Airlines Ecuador we have a commitment to connectivity and tourism development.ístic of our countryís. as a friendñíto ecuadorian, Our desire is to contribute significantly throughés of an investment projectón programmed to giveá step to a growth that generatesíto high-end jobs.

the aviationóIt is a complex industry and the implementationón of growth projects does not depend exclusively on the companyñía, but alsoén of other important actors.

“We are very interested in operating to these and other destinations within the country.ís. Nevertheless, to make our investment plans a realityón and growth, we depend on the agility and objectivity of the authorities. At LATAM we trust in the work we have been doing with the Ministries that make up the National Aviation Council.ón Civil, and we hope that this will allow us to announce a significant growth in domestic flights in the prónext weeks”, commentó Martha Gonzáspeed, Corporate Affairs Manager of LATAM Airlines Ecuador.

The arrival of the operationón from LATAM to a new destination within Ecuador marks an important milestone for the comprehensive development of a city. Being part of LATAM Airlines Group, the connectivity of a destination expands to 140 cities in 25 países, además of the international network of más of a thousand destinations within the alliance oneworld.

This month of April in LATAM we fulfilled 15 años de operationón in Ecuador and during this time we have consolidated our presence in the countryís like the línever aéEcuadorian area with the más high ípunctuality rates, I stand outáus for technological innovationsólogic, new products and services, and high it isásafety standards.

Flights to Manta and Coca

First-hand it was already possible to confirm the new routeséstics for this oneñthat of LATAM Ecuador. Blanket and Coca, airports that benefit from the JET A1 subsidy, They have been the first in the Aerol's sightsínea to increase its presence in Ecuador.

It is intentionalón is confirmed with the application submitted by the airlineínea before the National Aviation Councilón Civil – CNAC, where m are detailedás details:

Sayún is detailed, for both routes the airlineínea requests to operate until 7 weekly flights from Quito with Airbus A319 aircraft, A320 y Boeing 767 and the change is added based on the new regulationón day of surgeryón that the airplanes with matríforeign ass for sun flightséstatic.

It should be noted that in Ecuador, there are few cities that have a high demand to have 3 aerolílines operating at the same time and these 2 new routes are part of these. A third city like Esmeraldas will beípotentially an attractive destination for airlinesíneas for its tourist potentialístico and for the aforementioned subsidy.

Manta

The main economic cityósmall and populatedón of the province of Manabí, which has 217.553 inhabitants and is the ségreat city in populationón of the país (very close is the provincial capital Portoviejo that adds to the attractiveness of the route 206.682 inhabitants más), to beá again a destination of the holding company's network. It must be remembered that in theñO 2013, with the opening of the new Quito Mariscal Sucre Airport, this route was already operated at that time by LAN Ecuador with a daily flight in March 2013 and for a short period until September of that same yearñO, due to low occupancyón and profitability the route was canceled by the airlineínea.

After the earthquake of 2016, in October of theñor past, the authorities inaugurated a new provisional terminal, which offers better services and allowsá LATAM Ecuador to operate óoptimal in the same.

Now with new incentives and a greater projectionóNo growth for the Ecuadorian market, flights return to the airline's list of destinationsíline with the following times and frequencies.

Coca

Puerto Francisco de Orellado or Coca, It is the capital of the province of Orellana and is one of the cities máimportant s of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Although his forte is notá in the Núgrouper of its populationón by having 40.730 population (second place in populationón of the amazon) and occupy the position 30 in Ecuador, Its main attraction isá in the oil business.

After the discovery of oil, the economic boomóenvironment and population made this city rebound and be the center of the development of the oil boom between 1972-1992, to where to díhundreds of workers and executives from the various oil and service companies that operate in the area fly.

Currently, El Coca Airport is under renovationón and constructionón of a new passenger terminal to leaveá atráIt is the current old terminal that has served the airport practically since its construction.óinitial n.

Driven by incentives and a drop in competitor supply by Tame, Coca beá the eighth destiny sunéLATAM Ecuador office to which to operateá at the following times and frequencies.

With these 2 new routes for LATAM Airlines Ecuador, to beánya 6 the airports of the countryís where the 3 current aerolíneas doméEcuadorian aesthetics operate at the same time:

• Quito
• Guayaquil
• Manta
• Coca
• Baltra
• San Cristóbal