Air Canada has launched twice a week Airbus A330 cargo-only passenger aircraft flights into Ecuador’s Quito airport.
The first flight flew in with medical supplies and electronic items and left with 50 tons of flowers for export to Montreal.
The direct benefit will be for the flower growing sector, which represents 92% of total cargo exports by air from Quito.
Alejandro Martinez, President of Expoflores, said: “Without a doubt, the direct flight from Quito to Canada is positive especially related to transport time, we are talking about reducing some 48 to 72 hours, which is positive”.
He noted and stressed that “Canada is a highly exclusive market, a niche market for Ecuador… We certainly believe that this is going to help reactivate the Canadian market in an important way ”.
Andrew O’Brian, President and CEO of Quiport, explained that cargo operations during this health emergency have been key to keeping the export sector active and to receive medical supplies.
“Air Canada’s decision to operate cargo flights in Quito is vital for the economic recovery and an indicator of the importance of cargo activities at our airport.”
