The Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport implementá lactation support rooms in its facilities in order to promote breastfeeding among its users.
Continuing with the policiesíticas más improvement plans, growth and expansionón from the main terminal toéEcuador area, in the prónext few months come to fruitioná the project for the constructionón of the first lactators to beán part of the aero infrastructureáterminal utica.
The Municipality of Quito, a través of the Metropolitan Public Company of Airport Services and Managementón of Free Zones y RegíSpecial menus, seeks to empower and publicize the activities and responsibilities that this company carries out within the airport, This project being part of the different projects that this municipal entity promotes together with Corporación Quiport S.A.
With this project, Quito Airport will becomeá in the second terminal toéevil from the kingsón to implement facilities thinking about women and their children, this afterés that the Jorge Ch International Airportáturn that serves the city of Lima was the pioneer in this type of initiatives.
With the first lactatoriums or lactation support rooms, I stop improvingá satisfy herón of its users and alsoén, to beá a reference in Ecuador, I stand outáThe following additional benefits are provided in this project::
- Reduced absenteeism for airport staff.
- Greater satisfactionón of different users.
- Less loss of workers during maternity periods.
With this project, the Municipality of Quito, EPMSA and Quiport commit to supporting the promotionón of breastfeeding.
Lactary
Are áprivate areas will tentatively be foundíare distributed as follows within the Airport terminal:
- National and international departure hall.
- domestic departure lounge.
- International departure lounge.
- Quito Airport Center.
La implementationón of the first lactation is estimated to be ready in the prówe moan 90 días, once the corresponding development and approval processes are completedón.
