22 March 2020
QUITO AIRPORT KEEPS ITS OPERATIONS OPEN AND MANAGES HUMANITARIAN FLIGHTS
Operations at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito remain open, with the restrictions established by the Government of Ecuador and the Municipality of Quito to stop the spread of Covid-19. Humanitarian flights to repatriate foreigners from Ecuador to Europe are being carried out normally from the Quito airport. Corporación Quiport, the company in charge […]
22 March 2020
14 INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS HAVE DEPARTED FROM THE QUITO AIRPORT UNTIL SUNDAY, MARCH 22
As of Tuesday, March 17 to Sunday, March 22, a total of 14 humanitarian flights carrying passengers abroad will have departed from the Quito International Airport, allowing the repatriation of nearly three thousand people, most of them European citizens or residents. Including this evening’s airlifts, KLM will have carried out 4 humanitarian flights (to Amsterdam); […]
19 March 2020
QUITO AIRPORT OPERATES WITHIN GOVERNMENTAL AND MUNICIPAL PROVISIONS
The Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito, using its powers to oversee the city’s airport service and in accordance with the decrees of the National Government, confirmed that international arrivals at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport of flights with passengers whose final or intermediate destination is the city of Quito will not be allowed. […]
6 February 2020
QUITO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IMPLEMENTS A SUCCESSFUL ROUTE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Corporación Quiport, the concessionaire responsible for the general management of the airport, constantly promotes joint work strategies with domestic and international airlines to increase connectivity. This makes Quito International Airport an attractive and safe place for operations, with high levels of service. Corporación Quiport works non-stop to develop connectivity. This year at the Routes Americas […]
31 January 2020
QUITO AIRPORT’S RESPONSE TO THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY OVER THE NEW CORONAVIRUS
Yesterday, January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China a public health emergency of international concern. Corporación Quiport, concessionaire of the Quito airport service, is continuously providing every facility to apply the information and control protocols set in place by the Ministry of Public Health in Ecuador […]
20 January 2020
2019, A RECORD YEAR FOR CONNECTIVITY AND ENHANCED SERVICES AT QUITO MARISCAL SUCRE AIRPORT
Increased connectivity with the world, launch of new routes and new domestic and international airlines. Expansion of the passenger terminal building with a US$ 60 million investment. Continued enhancement of user services and execution of social and environmental responsibility projec Corporación Quiport’s performance in 2019 has had positive results across all areas of work by […]
19 December 2019
MARISCAL SUCRE AIRPORT ENDS A GREAT YEAR FOR CONNECTIVITY WITH THE INAUGURAL FLIGHT ON THE DALLAS FORT WORTH – QUITO ROUTE
Starting from December 18, American Airlines will offer a new route served by an Airbus 319. American Airlines will fly from Mariscal Sucre Airport to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) with seven weekly frequencies served by Airbus 319 aircraft. This increases the range of destinations to Europe and Asia, in addition to the 900 domestic destinations […]
9 December 2019
THE LARGEST CANADIAN AIRLINE HAS LAUNCHED NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN TORONTO AND QUITO
This Monday, December 9, Air Canada Rouge commenced nonstop operations between Toronto and Quito with a Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Departing from Quito International Airport, Air Canada Rouge launched three weekly nonstop flights with a Boeing 767-300 wide cabin aircraft from Toronto Pearson International Airport. The arrival of the Canadian airline is the result of joint […]
26 November 2019
QUITO AIRPORT IS THE FIRST IN ECUADOR TO BE CERTIFIED FOR ILS CATEGORY II OPERATIONS IN LOW VISIBILITY
This system helps to reduce cancellations, delays or diversions due to fog, increasing capacity at the airport to high international safety standards. Since 2013, the Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has worked with Corporación Quiport to implement air navigation aids. To this end, equipment and systems have been installed such as the ILS (Instrumental Landing System), […]