Ecuador

Chile’s Sky Airline is branching out into Ecuador’s domestic market after gaining approvals to launch services in the country.

Colombia and Honduras will be linked by nonstop flights from March.

The startup’s initial network will comprise four domestic destinations, including Ecuador’s capital Quito.

The airline is doing relatively well in domestic markets, but international flying is lagging.

A more lenient tax regime will encourage airlines to create new routes, bringing in additional revenue to the country’s airport infrastructure and tourism supply chain.

Ecuatoriana Airlines is a startup that plans to revive the name of Ecuador’s former flag-carrier, which folded permanently 15 years ago.

Operations are normalizing at Ecuador's primary international gateway.

Ecuatoriana Airlines’ maiden route will connect Ecuador’s capital Quito with Guayaquil.

The angry response follows accusations that the US carrier is cooperating with American Airlines on routes “outside the scope” permitted by their new Northeast alliance.

Spirit believes that JetBlue Airways and American Airlines could be cooperating on routes beyond what is allowed under the Northeast Alliance.

The US carrier wants to expand its network in South America and the Caribbean this year.

Last year the route accounted for 17% of all international flights to/from UIO.

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The Ecuatoriana Airlines brand could be returning to the skies in Ecuador, filling a gap in the market left by the demise of TAME.

Ecuador’s president has revealed that loss-making national carrier TAME is to be liquidated, but essential routes that do not have a private sector operator will continue.

Brazilian airline GOL is adding a tenth country to its network with the launch of a direct route to Ecuador. The São Paulo - Quito service is the result of a “decisive breakthrough” made at Routes Americas 2018, which took place in the Ecuadorian city in February.

Foreign carriers are welcome to enter Ecuador market, the president of its national airline has said.

Ignacio Vallejo, president of the board of directors at TAME EP, explains why Open Skies will be good news for the airline and Ecuador.

Ecuador hopes the adoption of an Open Skies policy will attract more international operators to the Latin American country and unlock new routes.

Routes Americas 2018, the route development forum for the Americas region, is taking place in Quito from 13-15 February 2018. Routesonline takes a look at some of the key statistics shaping Ecuador's market.

Quito is hoping to use Routes Americas to highlight the city’s worth as a destination in its own right – in addition to being a gateway to Galapagos.