Avianca starts flights between Quito and Cancun

Avianca continues to expand its international offer in Ecuador with a new non-stop service between Quito (UIO) and Cancun (CUN) as of June 15. The airline will soon operate five routes from the main city in the state of Quintana Roo.

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In March the airline started three new services in Ecuador: Quito (UIO) – Medellín (MDE), Guayaquil (GYE) – Medellín (MDE) and Guayaquil (GYE) – Cartagena, and is scheduled to start flights between Quito (UIO) and New York (JFK) as of June 1.

«Ecuadorians having access to more direct routes is a fundamental part of the business model change we are implementing to be an Avianca for all. In the first half of this year alone, we are opening 5 new routes to destinations that are very attractive for Ecuadorian passengers but that also allow us to expand connectivity without flights to attract tourists from the region to visit Ecuador«, said María Beatriz González, Avianca’s Commercial Manager for Ecuador.

Avianca’s new service schedule in Ecuador

The airline will offer more than 4,000 seats per month on this route.

Quito (UIO) – Cancun (CUN)

• Flight AV 7393 UIO 07:30 – CUN 11:10 Tuesday and Thursday.
• Flight AV 7393 UIO 05:12 – CUN 08:52 saturday.

Cancun (CUN) – Quito (UIO)

• Flight AV 7394 CUN 12:10 – UIO 15:50 Tuesday and Thursday.
• Flight AV 7394 CUN 09:52 – UIO 13:32 Saturday.

The service will be operated in Airbus A320neo aircraft with a capacity of 180 seats and promotional fares are available from USD 130 each way.

The direct routes operated by Avianca in Ecuador are:

• From Quito (UIO) to Bogotá (BOG), San Salvador (SAL), San José de Costa Rica (SJO), Buenos Aires (EZE), Medellín (MDE) and soon New York (JFK).
• From Guayaquil (GYE) to Bogotá (BOG), San Salvador (SAL), Lima (LIM), New York (JFK), Medellín (MDE) and Cartagena (CTG).
• In the cabotage operation it connects the cities of Quito (UIO), Guayaquil (GYE), San Cristobal (SCY), Baltra (GPS), Cuenca (CUE) and Manta (MEC).

«We have worked closely with Avianca executives to bring our expectations closer together and establish attractive operating conditions for the airline, offering incentives that allow this new route to grow and take hold. We hope to continue growing together in the future to offer better connectivity to Quito and the country«, commented Ramón Miró, CEO of Quiport.

According to data obtained by Aviacionline through the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC), 56,849 passengers with an occupancy factor of 66% and 15,748.6 tons of cargo were mobilized between Mexico and Ecuador in 2022. Avianca will be the third airline operator in this segment where it will compete with Aeroméxico and Viva Aerobus.

«We are very excited that we will continue to receive more Mexican tourists who with their visits support the dynamization of the country’s economy and to whom we offer as always the best experiences«, said Niels Olsen, Ecuador’s Minister of Tourism.

In addition to the new service to Quito (UIO) and a scheduled service from San Salvador (SAL) starting June 1, Avianca has non-stop service from Cancun International Airport (CUN) to Bogota (BOG), Medellin (MDE) and San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) with an offer of 12,416 weekly seats in 70 operations according to Cirium.