Since hosting Routes Americas 2018, Quito’s Mariscal Sucre Airport has increased its international links and continued a $90m expansion and improvement plan. Andrew O’Brian, president and chief executive of Corporación Quiport, explains why Ecuador has become a “hot destination”.
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Governments in North and South America must have a clear long-term vision on infrastructure needs if airports are to cope with predicted demand, delegates have been told.
There is a clear opportunity to develop the low-cost sector in Ecuador, delegates at Routes Americas 2018 were told, given that LCCs currently account for less than 2 percent of the market.
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A commitment to an open skies arrangement will help drive Ecuador's aviation market, the country's Minister for Transport and Public Works has told delegates.
Low-cost carrier VivaAerobus is weighing up adding more services to the US, just weeks after launching its first international route originating in Mexico City.
A series of national elections across South America could have a radical impact on the continent's aviation prospects, delegates at Routes Americas have been told.
It is five years since Routes Americas was held in the Colombian city of Cartagena – since then the market has experienced a significant growth in capacity.
Quiport, which built Mariscal Sucre International Airport and has operated it since its opening in February 2013, is targeting new routes to Europe and North America during Routes Americas 2018.
Viva Air will look to go public within the next two years, the airline’s chief executive Declan Ryan has told delegates at Routes Americas, as well as potentially launching services in Ecuador.
