The Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (CTPR), Carlos Mercado Santiago, brindó hoy un update on the recovery recovery of air traffic in Puerto Rico, highlighting important advances in the reactivation of routes between the Isla and mainland destinations in Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean.
“The recovery and fortification of the area access in Puerto Rico form part of the priorities that we have set out in the gradual repatriation plan of the Destination of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. In this sense, we are preparing for the gradual reactivation of international flights representing a step forward, ”said Mercado Santiago. “Puerto Rico is a key connection, connecting to the United States and Europe with the Caribbean region, because one of the main objectives of our air access division continues to facilitate the restoration of flights for the finals of 2021 , in a safe and responsible manner, and in addition to the new protocols required to contain the COVID-19 ”pandemic.
The Designated Tourism Title results in both Copa as Avianca and the renewal of flights to San Juan, moving to Panama and Bogotá respectively. Copa is operating four weekly flights, while Avianca covers the San Juan route three times a week.
In the case of European airlines, it hopes that the Spanish Iberia airline will return flights between Madrid and San Juan during the second quarter of 2021, with between three and a half weekly frequencies. Formerly, the German Condor airline announced the end of the week that will resume its flights from Frankfurt to San Juan, with a weekly flight to all Saturdays starting November 2021. Condor customers can make their reservations to traverses of the airline web page.
Another important international destination for the Island is the Canadian. Preview of the pandemic, tres aerolíneas (Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat) operate flights without escalators during the general time from Toronto in Montreal to Puerto Rico. The result is that the recovery of the Canadian market has been reversed since the restrictions imposed on Canadians regressing to their country and the prolonged paralysis of operations in the cruise industry. All airlines are compromised with the destination one time they adjust the control means.
For his part, the Director of Acceso Aéreo y Marítimo de la CTPR, Alejandro Caicedo, indicates that, “We are constantly communicating with our international societies with miras to recover its operations in Puerto Rico and recover its assistance capacity. Although the pandemic has reduced by 70% the international traffic from and to the International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín during the year 2020, we will have various positive developments, with the restriction of important airline operations, mainly from the Center and Suramérica ”.
The Caribbean market is also in full recovery, despite important destinations such as the Dominican Republic and the British Virgin Islands initiating its repatriation. Currently, the service has been recovered at one of the five destinations in the Caribbean, with airline seats serving the region, albeit with a capacity reduction market.
Meet the governing body’s compromise Pedro Pierluisi to continue the impetus of Puerto Rico’s economic development, the CTPR is working hard with the Department of Health, the Port Authority, the Federal Government and Aerostar Airport Holdings on the destination’s gradual recovery plan, with a marketable and promotional approach el turismo responsible.
“In addition to the airlines that serve the destination, we are constantly evaluating the air traffic trends with miras to identify new international markets in order to open the market conditions as soon as possible. and renovate attractions and, together with Discover Puerto Rico, restore the position of our destination in strategic markets “, concluded Santiago Mercado.
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