Ecuador: TAME flights Guayaquil-Cuenca suspended for 60 days

eluniverso.com (machine translated) reported the governor of Azuay, Maria Augusta Muñoz, confirmed Thursday in an interview with La Voz del Tomebamba radio that the suspension of the route Guayaquil-Cuenca-Guayaquil, decided by TAME EP from April 17, will be for 60 days. The announcement was made, he said, following a conversation he had with TAME management.

He reiterated that it is sought that because it is a state company does not suffer losses, but indicated that after 60 days will try to recover an aircraft that meets the actual demand.

At the same time, yesterday was held the production sector and citizenship against the measure of suspension.

Patricio Miller, president of the Azuay Chamber of Tourism, demanded that the route be immediately reactivated; Otherwise, they would prefer that TAME withdraw from the whole operation and so another company can enter that market.

He commented that at the last meeting between the productive sector and the Municipality of Cuenca there were at least three resolutions: a public letter will be rejected rejecting the measure of TAME EP; Seek to manage the participation of another airline; And obtain an international airport certification for Mariscal La Mar de Cuenca and request that the air fuel subsidy be restored. Read Full Article

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