EquAir startó its regular commercial flights sunésticos within Ecuador with flights between Quito – Guayaquil and Galápaid (Baltra).
Afterés of a postponement in its start of operations generated by infections in its crewówhat isá generating massive cancellations worldwide of flights, officially started last 10 of January of 2022 regular flights from EquAir.
I was invited to the inaugural flight until Galápaid, to theí show all the details of the operationón and service of the new aerolíEcuadorian line that with its fleet of two boeing planes 737-700 look forá position itself effectively in a marketéI think it has a lot of potential.
Así It was the beginning of EquAir's commercial flight operations
How will there beán theído on my social networks, the first flight was madeó at 6:50 from meñAna with flight EQX1020 between Quito and Guayaquil, with which its regular operations officially began.éstatics in the countryís.
Subsequently, at 8 from meñana saldríto my flight, this being the first operationón regular towards Gal Islandsápaid from EquAir, in which authorities and special guests participated.
With this context, we start this new flight report, which startó very early in the Quito airport at 6 am given that to travel to Galápaid we must arrive earlier to obtain the Tr Control Cardánsite and go through the respective health checks such as a negative PCR test and passporté of vaccinationón.
answering your questions, EquAir sí has online check-in service, which they can perform very fácil in his páweb page with the cóI say reservation and last name, select a seat print the pass or present it digitally on your cell phone, as I did:
For más details and shots, I share the report on YouTube:
In Zone A of check-in are the spaces designated for EquAir, divided into special assistance zone, bag drop if you checked in online and only deliverás your suitcase, Cacao (económica) and Grand Cocoa (business).
the airínea irá gradually increasing its flights, operating until 6 daily flights between Quito and Guayaquil, más 5 weekly flights to Baltra and 2 a San Cristóbal to startán más ahead.
We headed together with airline personnelínea and guests to room A1, where will it come fromíamos on the second regular EquAir flight, but the first oneí towards Galápaid.
Being the first díto operations, some delays in departure were presented, so our flight departedó at 8:45 am with approximately 80 passengers forming part of the first dayíto operations.
Let's talk about entertainment on board, as I told youé in the Vídeo where we could see the first Aerol planesínea inside, let it down, no entertainment screens, although in the armrests you can findán the volume controlsúmen.
Despite this, the airínea has redeployed in the countryíIt's an onboard magazine, in this case it is called Traveler.ec and offers content that deals úonly over Ecuador that for short flights or to Galápayments can keep you entertained without problems.
A recommendationón, carry a batteryíto external and your cell phone or tablet downloaded moviesínaughty, series o múSica to have your own entertainment ;). Following the trailer and listening to the welcome announcements to this special flight, we go through the traditional water arch, of three that will haveíwe love this día.
Those who love to collect security cards, I share photos of cóhow they look.
It is worth clarifying the issue of service, for the first dayíThe hundreds of first passengers enjoyed equal service in both Cacao and Gran Cacao. To see meás details of the service to be appliedá comúnmente, you can see the vídeo «Knowing the first Boeing 737-700 from EquAir«.
Our first stop was Guayaquil, where alsoéIt was not doneó the water arch, passengers got off and on, más the respective ribbon cutting with city and government authorities.
as I told you, the service was expanded, but for the Gran Cacao class it will be offeredá What you see in the photo below at the time was a sandwich, but for flights más late will be offeredá hot food like dry chicken returning to the continent.
For this section towards Galápaid, passengers in Cocoa class (económica) tenderán access to soft drinks and a sandwich as well.
After arriving in Baltra,ó the third water arch of the día (you can see it in the video of the report) we disembark the planeón and it was doneó A childño act of start of operations together with local and airport authorities.
Later we started our return to Guayaquil, having así inaugurated a new airportíline that begins to compete with three other domestic companieséregular stics, benefiting the economyíto the país and transport users toéreo.
¡Ésuccesses to EquAir in its flights and operations!
They should do international flights especially to the US
Definitely, But all in due time, just started.
Hi Nicolas, I recommend you make a report indicating what the different rates offer in Equair. Greetings
hello Mauricio, chévere, I write it on the earrings, good idea.
I'm excited about this airline, another national airline was already needed to represent this country, the service seems excellent, the livery and the designs are very nice, best of luck to the airline and may it prosper and greatly expand its operations. nice video and report, I loved it.
That they all grow within a healthy competition.
amazing report! When flight radar will increase Equ air flights in the airport tables? And it is true that Avianca will fly from San Jose to Quito?
I should do it soon, you can write to them to do it.