San Pedro Sula.
After on December 30, they gave permission for the operation of plane Type C and D at Ramón Villeda Morales Airport, the airlines are preparing to return to work from next week.
Although the airport has been able to accommodate domestic flights with type A and B aircraft, which have a lower passenger capacity, since December 23, they gave the green light to the international flights with large capacity aircraft. CM
Airlines were the only ones to have flights to Roatán, La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa from San Pedro Sula.
Since this Tuesday, the airline was the first to resume international flights with two departing directly from San Pedro Sula 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 they have announced operations since this month. In case of, Spirit announced his return from Sunday, January 10 Air Europa from January 21 and American Airlines from January 14.
Michael Wehmeyer, chairman of the Honduran Airline Association (Ahla), said to THE PRESS that every company should do prep work, such as publishing their inventories and rearranging customers who had already bought their tickets.
“We are working with Ehisa to redesign the offices as the electricity is still being reconnected.”
Wehmeyer indicated that because they have a delay in demand for passengers since March the pandemic started HondurasHe assures that they will have good passenger traffic when operations restart.
“More this time when we were closed some could go to Tegucigalpa to travel, but not all. Every airline must contact its passengers to accommodate them on the flights we open. “
Wehmeyer, who also manages Copa AirlinesHe said that as an airline they are preparing for a restart date for flights to Panama and connections.
He added that companies transporting cargo require customs to meet the standards they apply according to the destination market.
“Some markets require a certain level of security that still lacks inspection of the airlines to see if they can make freight handling possible, ”he concludes.
Lisandro Vallecillo, INM communication. |
Monica Martel, member of the Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies of Honduras, said the restart of international flights in Villeda Morales is positive as flight options are expanding and it is cheaper for travelers as going to Tegucigalpa is more expensive.
Delta, Spirit, Aeromexico and Air Europa They only operate from San Pedro Sula and only the latter continued to operate temporarily at Golosón Airport in La Ceiba.
“At this point we have already started to promote travel, also from Tegucigalpa, many are moving to San Pedro Sula, because they know that it is cheaper to travel, especially if they are large groups, if they are families there may be can be saved considerably, “says Martel.
Lisandro Vallecillo, communications manager of the National Institute of Migration (IN M), indicated that it is necessary for travelers to remember to arrive at least two hours before their flight, to meet the entry requirements of their destination country and those arriving in Honduras They must present their covid-19 test done up to 72 hours earlier.
Vallecillo explained that there are currently an average of 120 people a day going to the passport office.
Passport appointments go out for the week of January 22.