Seeks to innovate to internationalize the Cuenca airport.
Cristian Zamora, mayor of Cuenca, indicated that at the moment the Mariscal La Mar airportfrom this metropolis, has the most important variety of flights in its whole historical past. It has 46 weekly departure flights and the identical variety of arrivals.
He stated it on the occasion ACI Airport Day held for the primary time on this metropolis and which introduced collectively representatives of the airport trade to investigate the event of regional airports in Latin America and the Caribbean.
It was organized by Airports Council International (ACI)which is the affiliation of airports worldwide, which seeks to advertise the pursuits of airports and encourage skilled excellence of their administration and operation.
Zamora introduced that subsequent week they are going to signal with the Municipality of Guayaquil a mortgage to obtain a meteorological measurement station to start out research for the development of a brand new airport for Cuenca.
He additionally reported that till By the tip of the month they hope to succeed in an settlement with a worldwide group that manages meteorological information, to have data for planning for the brand new air terminal.
Tourism is boosted with extra flights
Eliseo Llamazares, from Head Aviation and Leisure LATAM, KPMG, defined that in 2023 Ecuador, after the Covid-19 pandemic, recovered 67% of the tourism it beforehand had.
In 2019 have been counted 2,107,692 vacationersin 2020: 507.333; in 2021: 669.475; in 2022 1.264.913 and in 2023 1.426.725. These information are from the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR).
Tourism, which worldwide is without doubt one of the biggest components for the event of air transport, in Ecuador represents 4.4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)in Latin America 9.7% and globally 10%.
Among the principle challenges dealing with tourism in Ecuador are: investments in infrastructure, to take care of the sustainability of the vacation spot; in safety, to mitigate dangers and within the enchancment of airports.
Incentives for extra flights
Jessica Alomiahead of the Directorate of Connectivity and Investments of MINTUR, indicated that the National Government has taken a number of measures via which it has been in a position to regain competitiveness in air connectivity..
“Two years in the past after we reviewed how Ecuador in comparison with the area, the indications gave us a place beneath 15 nations within the area…”, stated the official.
“This is principally because of the tax burdens that have been immediately associated to the tickets. Let’s speak, for instance, concerning the Foreign Exchange Health Tax (ISD)…”
He additionally referred to the 5% surcharge on the worth of plane fuels and lubricants, which along with different taxes reduces the competitiveness of this service. Now the ISD has been eradicated and the methods by which some charges are calculated have been modified.
He introduced that with the Law for the Strengthening of Tourism and Promotion of Employment was additionally deleted that 5% to fuels and lubricantsand a collection of incentives have been integrated to encourage airline funding.
Currently the Cuenca airport works in a plan for its internationalizationwhich opens the likelihood that this metropolis can have worldwide flights, initially to and from the airports of Peru.
Renovation of the Cuenca airport runway
The Municipality of Cuenca will as soon as once more name for bidders for the reconstruction of the runway on the Mariscal La Mar airport in Cuenca, for the reason that processes that have been underway have been unsuccessful resulting from errors on the a part of the bidders.
José Luis Aguilar, govt director of the Cuenca Airport Corporation (CORPAC)which manages this air terminal, indicated that they hope this will likely be achieved within the shortest doable time.
The reference finances for this work is about 8,000,000 {dollars} and it’s anticipated to be completed from the tip of August 2024, as a result of that’s when the excessive season of flight demand ends.
CORPAC additionally analyzes a extension of the runway, in direction of the northern head, which overlooks the Milchichig space. For this, research are wanted. (YO)
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