The Valentine’s Day cargo season has begun at Quito airport. This period represents the most important phase of cargo operations at the hub.
To guarantee efficient service, significant improvements to the facilities have been made. Starting this season, the logistics process at the airport will be significantly optimised. Thanks to a strategic investment between companies specialised in cargo palletising that operate at the Quito airport which include Novacargo, Servipallet, Pertraly and Novasan, the manoeuvring area in the cargo apron and the processing area in the palletisers have been expanded. The expansion, which has added 2,880. square meters to the facilities, will enable much more efficient and comfortable cargo reception and processing.
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With an extensive and cutting-edge infrastructure, and the operation of more than 15 cargo airlines, with flights between regular and charter, this year a growth in exported tonnage is expected for the Valentine’s season compared to the previous year, thanks to the increase in capacity offered by cargo airlines at the Quito airport.
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“We maintain our commitment to the development of the air cargo industry in Ecuador. The expansions carried out and the strategic collaboration with palletising companies are testimony of our dedication to facilitate airport cargo services in Mariscal Sucre. We are excited by the projected growth and we are confident that our airport will continue to play a fundamental role in this area,” said Ramón Miró, president and CEO of Quiport.
At the international cargo terminal, four palletizing companies work, in charge of assembling the pallets of flower boxes according to the specifications of the aircraft in which they will be transported. These pallets are stored in cold rooms until they must be shipped to their destinations. In addition, the Mariscal Sucre airport has a logistics center where several cargo agencies carry out the consolidation processes of flowers from various producing farms.
