San Pedro Sula.
After authorizing the operation on December 30 AIRCRAFT Type C and D at Ramón Villeda Morales Airport, airlines are preparing to resume work next week.
Although, from December 23, the airport was activated for domestic flights with type A and B aircraft, which have a lower passenger capacity, until the end of December they gave the green light international flights with high capacity aircraft. CM
The airlines were the only ones with flights to Roatan, La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa in San Pedro Sula.
On Tuesday, the airline became the first to resume international flights, with two departing from San Pedro Sula directly to Guatemala.
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Further About 60 immigration inspectors are assigned to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport. |
The others airlines with international flights have announced operations since this month. For the case, Spirit announced his return on Sunday, January 10, Air Europa from January 21 and American airlines starting January 14th.
Michael Wehmeyer, president of the Honduran Airline Association (Ahla), he told her THE PRESS that each company has to do preliminary work, such as publishing inventories and rearranging customers who have already bought their tickets.
“We are working with Ehisa to reorganize the offices because the electricity is still reconnected.”
Wehmeyer pointed this out because they have a gap in demand pASSENGERS since March the pandemic began in hondurasIn resuming operations, he assures, they will have good passenger traffic.
“This time when we were imprisoned, some were able to go to Tegucigalpa and travel, but not all. Every airline must contact its passengers to accommodate them on the flights we open. “
Wehmeyer, who is also the manager of Airlines CupHe said that as an airline, they are preparing to have a restart date for flights to Panama and connections.
He added that companies transporting goods require customs to meet the standards they meet depending on the destination market.
“Some markets require a certain level of security, which has not yet been inspected airlines let’s see if I can handle the cargo, “he concluded.
Lisandro Vallecillo, INM Communications. |
Monica Martel, member of Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies of Honduras, said that the resumption of international flights in Villeda Morales is positive because the flight options are extensive and it is more economical for travelers because going to Tegucigalpa is more expensive.
Delta, Spirit, Aeromexico and Air Europa They operate only from San Pedro Sula and only the latter has continued to operate temporarily at La Ceiba Golosón Airport.
“Right now we have already started to promote travel, including from Tegucigalpa, many people move to San Pedro Sula, because I know it is cheaper to travel, especially when there are large groups when there are families, there are substantial savings,” he said. said Martel.
Lisandro Vallecillo, communication manager of the National Institute for Migration (IN M), stated that passengers need to remember to arrive at least two hours before the flight, that they must check the entry requirements of the country of destination and those arriving at honduras They must present the covid-19 test performed no later than 72 hours in advance.
Vallecillo explained that an average of 120 people a day currently attend the passport office.
Passport appointments will be released for the week of January 22.