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Ecuador, with its rich cultural and natural diversity, It has been a tourist destinationístic more and moreás popular. Nevertheless, connectivity toéarea has been a challengeíor that has limited its growth potential. Faced with this scenario, la implementationón of Open skies totals is presented as a possible solutionón to promote the development of the tourism sectoríaesthetic and economicópa's friendís.
For Ecuador, talk of open skies is not new, since since 2017 the país implementó this políethics, but centralized úonly in the international, This meaning that the país sought to sign bilateral agreements with other nations that apply the same policiesíethics and releaseí restrictions regarding airídesignated lines and alsoén, The núgroup of weekly frequencies máximas to operate per país.
This was a first step that allowedó sayén apply Open skies with USA (which so far does not bring anyún increase in flights), with Chile, Kuwait and RepúDominican War (with this país sí an increase in frequencies has been seen), but ¿thaté so if we goás allá and we expand this tooén is like doméstic?
¿Whaté are the Total Open Skies?
Total open skies is a bilateral or multilateral agreement between países that eliminates government restrictions on operationsécommercial areas. This means that the aerosolsílines of any countryísignatory can operate flights without route restrictions, frequencies or capacity.
concretely, the aerosolsíneas entre dos pasíhis podrían operate both international flights to and from Ecuador, but extend your routes tooén to sun flightséstatic, without the need to have a subsidiary established in the countryís, making direct use of the well-known octaves and ninth freedoms of the air.
In a specific example case, couldíWe love to imagine the following situations:
- AerolíColombian airline flight from Bogotáá to Quito and instead of returning to his countryís immediately, ese avión and crewón stays doing sun routesésticas the Manta, Coca and Cuenca.
- AerolíEcuadorian airline flies from Guayaquil to Lima and instead of returning to its countryís immediately, that same avión with his crewón makes two round-trip flights to Cusco.
The case of Argentina: ¿an example to follow?
Argentina has been a pioneer in the regionón regarding the implementationón of total open skies. By removing barriers to competition, the país going to start seeing significant growth in the núgroup of routes and destinations, así like a reductionón in ticket prices toéprisoners. This should generate an increase in the flow of tourists and strengthen connectivity with the rest of the world..
In context, Argentina firmó weeks agoás an open skies agreement with Chile, what it generatedó the immediate interés of the aerosolsíChilean lines like SKY Airline (which for this reason canceledó their plans to open SKY Ecuador) to increase its international flights to this countryís and expand its operations with domestic flightsédomestic airports in the different Argentine airports.
This total opening generatesá a great new competition that can beíto see in a short time, given that SKY will not haveá have to go through the traditional process of certificationón like aerosolíArgentine airline or use planes with matríthat LV, but simply crewón Chilean and Chilean planes arriving on any international flight.
Potential benefits for Ecuador
With the previous example as úsolely referential and where only time will tellá if it brought positive results for the país, let's see now whaté couldíto happen in our little oneñor airline market. La implementationón of total open skies in Ecuador couldíto bring with it a series of benefits, among which stand out:
- Greater connectivity: An increase in theúgroup of routes and destinations, both national and international.
- Increase in tourism: attractionsón of a greater nútourist grouper, both business and pleasure.
- A generationóemployment no.: createón of new jobs in the tourism sectorístico and aeronáuseful.
- Regional development: Promoting the development of the least connected regions of the countryís.
- Reductionóno. of prices: Greater competition between airlinesídenies, what caníto result in a decreaseón of ticket prices toéprisoners.
Desafíos and considerations
Nevertheless, la implementationónumber of total open skies alsoén poses some challengesíwhich must be carefully evaluated:
- Impact on airlinesínational lines: It is necessary to analyze cóhow to seeá the competitiveness of the airlines affectedínational lines before the arrival of new airlinesíinternational lines that carry out cabotage.
- Airport infrastructure: It is essential to have adequate airport infrastructure to meet the increase in demand.
- Regulations and controls: It is necessary to establish a regulatory frameworkólido to ensure safety and quality of service.
Conclusions
Total open skies represent an opportunity úunique so that Ecuador, potentially, boost your developmentíaesthetic and economicómonkey. Nevertheless, it is necessary to carry out anáComprehensive analysis of potential impacts and benefits, así how to establish an action planón that allows addressing the challengesíos and take advantage of the máximo the advantages of this measure.
further, I consider a series of questions that should beíI will still respond over time in case this debate starts in the country.ís:
- ¿Whaté marketía con Galápayments and theínumber of current flights más aún when you want to reduce the number of tourists?
- Open flights sunéstics only on the continent, ¿to beíattractive for Aerolíneces or not enough?
- ¿CuáThey are the main obstaclesáasses that Ecuador faces to implement total open skies?
- ¿Whaté additional measures mayíyet be complemented by open skies to maximize their impact?
- ¿CóHow can Ecuadorian authorities ensure that the benefits of open skies are distributed equitably throughout the country?ís?
¿You whoé What do you think about this possible strategy to grow Aeron?áutically in the país?
If the author could refresh his memory if he lived on this topic between the years 1960 a 1990 could comment with the truth about the bankruptcy of many purely Ecuadorian airline companies due to the lack of support and great opposition from the Civil Aviation Council, CNAC , of the Directorate of Civil Aviation DAC in the hands of the Ecuadorian defenders air force only, in its state and Tame part, hindering any effort or investment to the point of forcing the purchase and import of airplanes under the excuse of DEFENDING THE FLAG, which prevented them from being purchased because neither the local banks nor the foreign ones financed the millions. They never allowed leasing or leasing, whether dry or dried, single or wet planes with crew, maintenance etc, that would have allowed these companies to survive. Now they only allow it but promote it. Look at the case of the company Avianca Ecuador, Latam Ecuador totally in the hands of foreigners which is FLAG SALE, Well, if you check, you will see that it does not have more than two airplanes with Ecuadorian HC registration. The entire fleet has foreign registration on lease. Now it suggests TOTAL OPEN SKIES so that national traffic can also be taken. Because they do not change the law and allow Ecuadorians to create Ecuadorian airlines. with more facilities than those offered to foreigners STOP SELLING THE FLAG AND PROMOTE ECUADORIANS
Please, If you have proof of what you say at the beginning about Ecuatoriana and others, publish them. About the second part, Avianca Ecuador has 5 aircraft with registration HC- and LATAM Ecuador has 4 HC-aircraft.
About what you say about changing the law, what do you propose to do it, What would you change or suggest to create more Ecuadorian airlines?. Finally, What do you define as an Ecuadorian airline??