Is a reality. Hundreds of users per day will be able to travel from the north to the jungle without having to make a stopover at the Jorge Chávez airport in the city of Lima. On the morning of December 17, the Star Peru airline began the so-called “route with the greatest interregional connection” in the country.
The first trip departed from the José Abelardo Quiñones International Airport, in ChiclayoWith direction to Tarapoto (San Martín) and, later, to Iquitos (Loreto). “With this flight we inaugurate the route, connecting the northern coast with the jungle directly, without passing through Lima,” were the words of the flight attendant.
The deputy minister of Tourism, Madeleine Burns, participated in the protocol activity; the regional governor of Lambayeque, Jorge Pérez; the provincial mayor of Chiclayo, Janet Cubas; the president of the Lambayeque Chamber of Commerce, Olivio Huancaruna; the dean of the College of Engineers of Lambayeque, Carlos Burgos; authorities of San Martín and Loreto; among others.
How frequent will the Chiclayo-Tarapoto-Iquitos flights be?
According to the general manager of Star Perú, Carlos Carmona, the frequency will be daily. Likewise, as on other routes, travelers will have the benefits of free luggage, free check-in and the ability to choose seats.
For its part, the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), the entity in charge of authorizing this connection, indicated that there will be daily flights. “This impulse will benefit not only tourism, but also the economic development of these regions,” he explained on his social networks.
What time does the flight from Chiclayo-Tarapoto-Iquitos depart?
Star Perú reported that the departure from Chiclayo will be at 8.15 am The plane will arrive after an hour in Tarapoto. Subsequently, from this last city it is planned to take off at 9.55 am and land in the capital of Loreto at 10.55 am. Meanwhile, the reverse route will be Iquitos-Tarapoto at 11.30 am and Tarapoto-Chiclayo at 1.05 pm
Star Peru itinerary. Photo: Star Peru
Source: Larepublica
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