Given the current situation, diplomaáethics between México and Ecuador, in this publicationón we are going to checkáThese are the flights that operate at this moment between both nations.
After several daysías de tensionón between both governments, the night of 5 april 2024, the Government of México I decidedó suspend diplomatic relationsáTicos with their pair from Ecuador, what has generated múmultiple reactions both local, as internationally.
Both paíThey share a long history of cultural and commercial exchange, where before the announcement of the breakdown of relations and withdrawal of all Mexican personnel from the countryís, could be affected directly or indirectly.
Flights between MéMexico and Ecuador
At the time of this publicationón, the operations toéreas, that there are not many between both of themíremain unchanged.
Among the many consequences that can occur due to tensionón between both parties, I think it is appropriate to reviewáThese are the flights that operate between MéMexico and Ecuador, both passengers and cargo, to have a better context of the effects that could occur in the event that the situationóno stopover, spaghettién, to business relationships.
Flights and airípassenger lines
I want to start this sectionón from informationón with a personal comment, where I consider that when diplomatic relations are closedáethics and not being able to continue with the visa procedures for Ecuadorians, requirements that becameó to implement from 4 September 2021, the demand may beíto be affected, affecting the maintenance or not of direct flights between City of México and Quito, úsingle connectionón direct active to the dítoday and that has already been reduced.
This is connectedódirect n is the following:
- Aerolínea Aeroméxico / City of M routeéxico – Quito.
- Between 4 a 5 weekly flights.
- Avión Boeing 737 MAX 8 ability 166 passengers
It is important to indicate that Aeroméxico reduced months agoás his flights in the país due to decreased demand, arrivedó operating during 2023 up to a daily flight, during April beán 4 weekly frequencies, unless something else happens.
As additional context, Viva Aerobus and Avianca Ecuador They stopped operating their flights between Quito and Cancunún the 8 of January of 2024 and 19 October 2023 respectively.
cargo flights
Not everything is passengers, since commercial activity is also presentedén con múmultiple cargo flights that are generated in México or that have an intermediate point this país before reaching mainly Quito.
Cargo flights operating between these paíthey are not úonly aerosolímexican neas, but as we will see, spaghettiéThere are no other foreign companies that do it:
- Aerolínea mas cargo airline (México) / ruta City of México – Quito.
- With 5 weekly flights.
- Avión Airbus A330F.
- Aerolínea Atlas Air / City of México AIFA – Quito.
- With 2 weekly flights.
- Avión Boeing 747F
- Aerolínea Air Canada Cargo / City of México AIFA – Quito.
- With 3 weekly flights.
- Avión Boeing 767F
- Aerolínea Emirates Sky Cargo / City of México AIFA – Quito.
- With 2 weekly flights.
- Avión Boeing 777F
As we can see, on the topicéprisoner between Ecuador and México exist on average 17 weekly flights, the main activity being commercial exchange with cargo flights.
There have been comments on social networks about possible additional actions such as closures of the spaceéreo for aerolíneas de uno ou otro país, operating limitations, etc. but none have been informed by the authorities and it is worth remembering that operations remain unchanged at the moment.
Daily an average of 7 air flightsíMexican airlines fly over spaceéEcuadorian prisoner crossing from north to south (and vice versa) to their destinations in South América.
Stadiumípassenger statics between MéMexico and Ecuador
During the 2023, themselvesúOn the website of the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador, mobility is representedó as follows by vía aérea:
- They entered 28.426 mexicans.
- They traveled 54.647 Ecuadorians towards México.
Updateé any new informationón.