Avianca, United Airlines and Copa Airlines, signed a trade agreement that will allow them to agree flight routes in the American continent.
To ensure the commercial agreement reached on November 30th becomes effective, the three airlines plan to apply for regulatory approval and a complementary antitrust immunity (ATI) subsidy in the coming weeks from the U.S.
Varela administration signed 19 agreements with the Asiatic giant, including the meat, sea and fruit exports from Panama, and technological cooperation mechanisms.
In addition to the Free Trade Agreement between the two nations, the fourth round of negotiations took place weeks ago, and within the framework of the visit of Chinese President Xin Jinping to Panama, bilateral agreements on tourism, trade and agriculture were signed.
In Guatemala, the service of two aircraft with 19 and 12 passenger capacities is tendered to perform 357 launch flights for the free parachuting practice.
Because of the delay in the incorporation of an aircraft, Air Europa reported that it will delay the start of the route until June 3rd, 2019.
In September of this year, the airline reported that from February 26th, 2019 it would offer five weekly flights between the capital of the Central American country and the Spanish city of Madrid.
Between $6.8 million and $7.5 million range from proposals for the study, redesign, implementation and training of the adequacy and optimization of Panamanian airspace.
On November 20th, the Civil Aeronautical Authority received the public procurement proposals to design the country's air space, whose initial reference value was $8.000.000.
Salvadoran authorities reported that the Mexican Interjet is managing licenses to make flights between the two countries, and is expected to start operations in December.
Iberia increased the weekly number of flights from 4 to 7, implying an 80% increase in the supply of seats.
According to the airline's representatives, the route between Europe and Central America has a high potential for growth, and the profile of passengers who demand flights do so for business or vacation.
The Mexican Volaris announced that next year will turn Costa Rica into its hub, from where it will open flights to South America and will put two or three more aircraft based in the Central American country.
The representatives of the low-cost airline reported that their plan for 2019 is to start direct flights to South America from Juan Santamaria International Airport and expand from four to seven the number of aircraft departing from Costa Rica.
On November 19th, flights between Guatemala City and the head of the department of Huehuetenango will begin operating three times a week.
From the statement of the Guatemalan Institute of Tourism:
Guatemala, November 12th, 2018. The Guatemalan Institute of Tourism (INGUAT), together with members of the Tourism Self-Management Committee (CAT) of Huehuetenango, comprised of local businessmen, announced that from November 19th direct flights will start from Guatemala City to the Huehuetenango aerodrome three times a week. The flights operated by Mundo Maya Viajes will have a 30-minute duration, with a roundtrip price of Q 1,000.00 and a one-way price of Q 750.00.
After Selina opened its first establishment in Antigua, Guatemala, the international chain announced that next year plans to open five new hotels in different parts of the country.
The chain's representatives informed that for the opening of the new hotels, which will be in the departments of Solola, Escuintla, Guatemala, Alta Verapaz and Peten, an investment of approximately $6 million will be made.
Air France announced that from October 29th, it will increase the number of weekly flights between the capital of France and Panama City from 6 to 7.
The European airline representatives informed that from next November 26th the flight will be operated in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 276 passenger capacities.
Air France's daily flight between Panama City and Paris-Charles de Gaulle will complement KLM's daily flight to Amsterdam-Schiphol on the Boeing 777. In other words, from October 29, the Air France-KLM Group will offer 14 weekly flights (7 to Paris and 7 to Amsterdam) to Panama.
The agreement between the Salvadoran and Canadian governments is intended to promote new airline routes from both countries.
The agreement to ease trade and tourism between the two nations was signed in Canada's capital by Canadian minister Marc Garneau and El Salvador's ambassador in Canada, Tania Molina Avalos.
American Airlines plans to begin operating flights from the Honduran cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa to Dallas in the United States in June 2019.
The airline has announced that next year it will begin operating four flights a week between the Dallas International Airport, Fort Worth and San Pedro Sula, and from the same U.S. air terminal in Tegucigalpa, three times a week.
Charges, taxes, high fuel prices and other costs at airport terminals can represent close to 30% of the value of air tickets in countries in the region.
Airlines that operate in the Latin American region face an uncompetitive market, since in 2018 these companies are projected to earn $2.95 per passenger, a figure much lower than the $15.67 estimated in North America or $7.58 in Europe, according to representatives of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Air Europa reported that from February 26, 2019, it will be running five weekly flights between the Central American country and the capital of Spain.
In a statement the Tourism Authority of Panama reported that the European airline will carry out flights next year using Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Boeing 787 aircraft, from the capital of Spain, where the company has connections with almost all European countries.
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