The first week of January 2023 startó with good news, restartó the supply of combustible of aviationón Jet A1 to commercial passenger flights in Cuenca.
We start this newñor with positive news for aviationón national Ecuadorian. This time I movedé to city of basin to be present at the first fuel supply after two toñthose that take placeó at Mariscal La Mar Airport.
Thanks to the invitationón of FAYTA Aerocombustibles, company responsible for fuel supply at this terminalérea, I was able to witness this important milestone that needs to be improvedá considerably the operability of the two airígirls than hereí operate.
Fueling
Last March there wasó the official ceremony at the facilities of the Cuenca Airport with authorities and guests, where it was shownó the capacities tétechniques that would recover this terminalérea. It was in March 2021, in full pandemic, that Ecuafuel cerró its activities at this and other airports in Ecuador, leaving like thisí without supply to the airports managed by the DGAC and the municipal airport of Cuenca.
I was able to be inside the supply tanker in this first operation.ón, so I have prepared this different Aero Reportage (don't forget to comment, share and subscribe channel):
After having complied with the requirements of the regulatory authorityón y control local, to be requiredó the Ecuadorian company to carry out exhaustive recovery workón of fences, tankers and facilities following the standardsáshare actualization before distributionón of fuel, the service remainedó ready for the next stage.
It's involvedó extensive work in conjunction with Aerolídenies, which carried out a strict auditíto ensure that the processes, equipment and personnel adapt to the conditionsáquality standards, security and service that each of them requires for their daily operations.
Satisfactory completion of all processes, the first week of January this toñor an ancestorón of Avianca Ecuador on a scheduled passenger flight on the route Cuenca to Quito was the first to be re-supplied with Jet A1, that it is worth remembering account in this terminal with the benefit of subsidy of 40%.
Operational benefits of supplying in Cuenca
Más allá of the subsidy to the Jet A1 that this airport has, the aerosolsílines to use this option againón for your operations seeán también these improvements in your operations, making an important difference to performing an operationón de refueling (load fuel both for the outward flight and for the return flight):
- Allows the airíYou need to leave the airport of origin with what you need for the trip and no longer for both sections as was done.ó the úlast two toños.
- Improvement in your profitability in the operationón reducing fuel weight in both sections and giving moreás weight capacity intended for passengers and/or cargo.
- Before a closure of the destination airport, You can return to Cuenca without having to go to another alternate airport, this devíor increases operating costsón.
- Example: a flight from Cuenca to Quito was dueó detour to Guayaquil due to closure of Mariscal Sucre, but he could have returned to Cuenca to wait for better conditions and resupply with subsidized fuel.
We hope that with this new strengthening of the airport, the aerosolsícurrent lines increase their frequencies, explore new routes and alsoéThe arrival of new airlines is motivatedídenies.
Crónica: Avianca inauguratesó flights between Quito and Cuenca
