Author: Rafael Orellana

• The airline JetSMART began selling tickets this November 21^st to fly the routeQuito-Lima starting March 6, 2024, thus establishing direct non-stop flights between the two countries.

This morning the arrival of JetSMART Airlines, the prominent ultra-low-cost airline, was officially announced. It will begin operations on the Quito-Lima route from March 2024, with the option to purchase tickets starting November 21, 2023.

The airline will operate the new route three times a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, using the new generation of Airbus A320 aircraft, an ideal model for this type of route.

JetSMART, part of Indigo Partners, a private fund with more than two decades of success in creating ultra-low-cost airlines on a global scale, is present in Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru and now, Ecuador. They arrived with a clear vision of development and expansion in the airline sector, committed to offering ultra-low-cost flights on new aircraft.

Ramón Miró, president and CEO of Quiport, highlighted: “For some time we have been looking for an airline with the characteristics and successful track record of JetSMARTto join the Mariscal Sucre airport’s connectivity offering and today we are happy to officially hear the starting ticket sales announcement and future start of operation. Relations between Peru and Ecuador still have enormous potential to explore in business, tourism, and culture, and I am sure that the operation of JetSMART, with an ultra-low-cost model, will boost the growth of that exchange and will be an important catalyst. to strengthen relations between these two brother peoples.”

JetSMART has been recognized by Skytrax Worldwide Awards as the Best low-cost airline in South America in 2021 and 2023, thanks to its service, commitment to safety, and the accessibility of its fares, which generate tangible benefits for passengers.

• With the aim of enhancing its point-to-point connectivity, the airline reinforces its direct connectivity offer from Ecuador to North America.
• With the launch of these operations for the high season at the end of the year, Avianca customers will have around 16 routes available, in the most complete network in Ecuador.

Starting yesterday, October 29, visiting and enjoying the happiest place in the world in Florida is just one flight away from the Ecuadorian capital, thanks to the operations start of the new direct Avianca Quito-Orlando route that offers 2 weekly frequencies and more than 1,400 seats available per month on an Airbus A320 aircraft. With this new route, the fourth inaugurated this year, Avianca reaffirms its commitment to being the airline that provides the greatest non-stop connectivity to Ecuadorians.

The new destination joins Avianca’s network of 16 international routes that connect Ecuador with the world. “We remain committed to the connectivity of our country with the United States and to our customers so they can enjoy more destinations. We are the first airline to offer this non-stop route to Ecuadorians and without a doubt, we have the best option to fly by customizing each trip,” highlighted Juan Francisco Ortiz, Avianca’sCountry Officer for Ecuador.

Avianca’s itinerary is this:

Flight	Route	Departure time	Arrival time	Frequencies
AV7398	Quito-Orlando	07:35	13:05	Wednesdays and Sundays
AV7399	Orlando-Quito	14:30	18:00	Wednesdays and Sundays

The Minister of Tourism, Niels Olsen, assured that this new route strengthens connectivity with the United States, indicating that by the end of 2023 it is expected to have recovered 100% of international connectivity. “Our skies are increasingly competitive and attractive to fly, so we will continue working so that Ecuador continues to be connected by air to the world.”

“The teamwork between the Government of Ecuador and commercial airlines generates a great impact on international air connectivity. Our Open Skies policy has allowed us to increase international routes and frequencies with the United States, thus providing more comfort to national and foreign passengers. We congratulate Avianca for this new direct route to Orlando, one of the destinations most frequented by Ecuadorian tourists,” commented César Rohon, Minister of Transportation and Public Works.

“Orlando is one of the most important family entertainment hubs worldwide and one of the favorite destinations for Ecuadorians. Avianca makes a new commitment to a direct destination from Quito and we are sure that the fruits will begin to arrive soon. Thank you Avianca for uniting two magical destinations, each one in its own way, each onewith spectacular experiences to discover. I hope that this new route also serves to attract more tourism to our city,” said Ramón Miró CEO of Quiport.

Currently, Avianca has direct international flights from Quito to Bogotá, San Salvador, San José, Buenos Aires, Medellín, New York and now Orlando. From Guayaquil to Bogotá, San Salvador and New York. And, with the domestic operation it connects the cities of Quito, Guayaquil, San Cristóbal, Baltra, Cuenca and Manta.

Tickets are now on sale at MY App avianca, avianca.com, physical points of sale, and through travel agencies.

• The company has been working since 2019 with the Great Place to Work model.

• Living corporate values ​​is essential to strengthen a culture based on customer orientation, sustainability and leadership every day.

On the night of February 15, Corporación Quiport received the Great Place to Work (GPTW) recognition as one of the 15 best companies to work in Ecuador in the category of between 101 and 500 employees.

The company, concerned with knowing and having a quantitative view of the work environment, has been working since 2019 with the GPTW model, which is the only platform based on 30 years of research to quantify organizational culture and measure employee commitment.

Great Place to Work has developed and validated worldwide a model for the study of the work environment supported by five dimensions:

• Credibility
• Respect
• Impartiality
• Camaraderie
• Pride

This survey offers 2 sources of information based on the 5 previous dimensions, quantitative results and also comments from collaborators regarding their perception of the work environment.

At Corporación Quiport, the corporate philosophy is a rudder that directs the entire human team towards a single direction with clear guidelines on what to do and how to do it. What to do is based on the company’s strategic goals that are the basis for comprehensive management, one of those goals is to keep employees efficient and committed, so the objective is to provide a great place to work with a focus on important aspects such as having a safe work environment, concern for comprehensive well-being, professional development, all accompanied by empowered leadership.

“Living our values ​​is essential to strengthen our culture day by day based on customer orientation, sustainability and leadership,” said Ramón Miró, President and CEO of Corporación Quiport, and added: “Based on the results obtained in 2021, we set out to work on the different variables of the GPTW model, establishing the Leadership dimension as a guide, with clear actions implemented during 2021 and 2022 and that are now reflected in the results of the last measurement carried out at the end of the year 2022”.

The programs designed to consolidate our work environment have been: recognition through the ‘We are Quiport we are Wow!’ program, strengthening of leadership through the ‘I am Quiport Líder’ program, dissemination and reinforcement of guidelines to maintain a safe work environment free of harassment, development and attraction of talent under the principles of inclusion and non-discrimination, comprehensive performance management based on the 360 ​​methodology, feedback and measurement of objectives, and comprehensive management of the well-being of our collaborators.