United Airlines ha presentado una aplicación ante el DOT de los EEUU en la que solicita le conceda dos frecuencias semanales disponibles en el acuerdo aéreo entre Ecuador y EEUU, para operar dos vuelos más entre Houston y Quito los fines de semana en forma estacional. Pasaría de 7 a 9 frecuencias semanales, “para satisfacer la demanda creciente en el importante mercado entre Ecuador y los EEUU”.
Cito de manera textual las principales características de la aplicación de United:
United’s augmented weekend service between Houston and Quito will enhance United’s hub at Houston; maximize connecting service options for consumers; allow for broader time of day coverage with a new, evening departure from Houston that complements United’s current midday departure; facilitate the development of additional trade and tourism between the United States and Ecuador; and provide similar benefits throughout United’s Houston hub network. Flight UA1293 will depart Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 11:59 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and arrive at Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport at 5:19 a.m. the following day (all times local). On the return, Flight UA1294 will depart Quito at 7:35 a.m. and arrive at Houston at 1:00 p.m. the same day. United urges the Department to act promptly on this application so that it can secure foreign authority, make final operating plans, and begin marketing these additional Houston-Quito flights well in advance of operations, which United plans to commence on or about July 3, 2015, provided all necessary approvals have been secured.
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United requests the ability to operate these frequencies on a seasonal basis so that it has the flexibility to tailor service levels during periods of reduced demand.
Yo no estimo haya dificultades para que se otorgue lo que pide. Son buenas novedades para Ecuador en general y Quito en particular.
