Connectivity on the decline between Ecuador and the United States

We close the 2024 with declining connectivity between Ecuador and the United States and in 2025 verá aún fewer flights between both países.

The aviation industryón, always in constant evolutionón, has been mainly affected 2024 for a decreaseón on direct flights between Ecuador and USA. This reductionón in connectivity has generated concernón between travelers, society and companies. In this artíass, We will analyze the possible causes of this situation.ón and we will explore the different aerolílines and frequencies that have been lost.

Bad news I don't like writing, but sometimes it is necessary to do it as a call to the authorities that the situationón is not the best and we are losing not only connectivity, but alsoén, jobs, trade and cultural exchange.

Less connectivity between Ecuador and the United States

It is añor has been mainly and unfortunately characterized, for negative news for the international pa connectivityís, we lost Viva Aerobus, Conviasa, Wingo and Aeroméxico, máOthers reduced routes or frequencies such as JetSMART what did I leaveó to fly to Guayaquil.

However, each case is different, Aeroméxico for example I lostó its market when the Embassy of México, Wingo looks for profitability in other routes más efficient, Viva Aerobus did not achieveó the expected demand, but under my visionón, there is a factor inún: Ecuador It's not the fatherís attractive he was in 2019 when we had réconnectivity cord for current reasons that are known to público.

Within these different cases of análysis, two aerosols appearíwhat they are JetBlue and Spirit, the ones that más have reduced their connectivity to Quito and Guayaquil, but let's not forget American Airlines, that alsoén reduced 7 frequencies for several months from toñor Marshal Sucre especíphysically and Avianca wateró to fly to Orlando.

With these two aerosolíneas specíficaly, until February 2025, be seenáreduced n 21 weekly frequencies that are distributed 14 on Guayaquil and 7 on Quito, what they are approximately 7.100 chairs that will be lostán on offer to and from our país and its we add American and Avianca, The núgrouper grows toún más.

Ok hereí clarify, that American Airlines recovers its two daily flights to Quito since January, but go downá to a daily flight to Guayaquil since February.

¿Whaté notó? As I said, above there is a pa factoríI know I am convinced that it isá influencing attracting new airílines and in which they haveímasters to stay the sameís, but with Spirit y JetBlue there are más. Both airícompanies find themselves in a situationón econócomplex mica, what has led to Spirit for example to enter the Capíleakage 11. While JetBlue has not reached this situationón aún after the refusal of fusionón con Spirit, Both need to optimize their income and fly where it is best.ás rentable.

Read what I say very carefully, sea más rentable. Both airíneas have flown byñaxis a Ecuador, indicating que la operationón is favorable, but in the úlast time mayíhaving seen a reductionón of their income due to oversupply or reduction factorsón of demand, This does not mean that they were losing money., but yesí There are other routes where they can increase their income by flying with those same planes that operated to our territory..

Let's hope everything gets better

Not everything is bad and Avianca Ecuador has opted for new frequencies to the United States and although the route to Orlando non-stopó to set and it was canceledó, is añor increaseó flights to New York both from Quito and Guayaquil, staying in an operationón of 15 weekly frequencies, compensating in something, the reductionón that has been seen Florida, what happens 72 frequencies in your máximo at 28 currently operating.

We are not going to talk about that in others éfew of december JetBlue poníto two daily flights between New York and Guayaquil what Delta I flew with him Boeing 767 To Quito for the demand, but I leave you this tooén how I reflectedón that the market is notá at its best.

Now, in the face of this panorama that does not show the possibility of recovery in the short term.óno bettería, we have to support the aerolílines that continue to bet on our countryís and trust that market/pa conditionsís they improve so that they sustain their operationón and Ecuador, grow and new ones can cover the spaces left.

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