Ecuador will sign memorandum of understanding with the United States, Chile and the Dominican Republic for open skies

The Minister of Transport and Public Works, Marcelo Cabrera, announced this Wednesday afternoon thate next week they expect to sign memorandums of understanding with the United States, Chile and the Dominican Republic to establish open skies agreements.

It will be a preliminary step to “immediately” specify the open skies agreements that will allow the elimination of restrictions in the air market between the signatory countries.

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Cabrera indicated that the open skies agreements seek the arrival of new airlines that promote competition, generate benefits and advantages for passengers. “That will bring us offers and advantages,” said the official.

Currently, Without an open skies agreement, there are, for example, limits on the number of frequencies that airlines have to operate between the United States and Ecuador.

In addition, the minister anticipated that in the following days he will provide the Civil Aviation Directorate with an update of the incentive packages for airports.

He said that the updates go through benefits that mainly allow to reactivate state terminals that are not managed by private companies.

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“In non-concessioned airports, what we will do is make them more attractive so that internal flights can multiply,” he said.

He mentioned that these revisions could be for rates.

In the government of Rafael Correa millionaire investments were allocated to build airports in several provinces that currently do not have commercial flights. The Tame liquidation left those terminals without domestic operations.

Cabrera’s announcement was made at the Guayaquil air terminal, where Avianca inaugurated its direct flights to New York. (I)