InselAir Launching Flights to Quito

By: - September 11th, 2015

A new destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Dutch Caribbean carrier InselAir is launching another new destination: Ecuador.

The carrier will be launching nonstop flights from Aruba to Quito, beginning Oct. 29.

The three-hour flights will operate on Thursdays and Sundays.

“Quito has proven to be a popular destination in past, but InselAir also expects to transport many passengers from other destinations to Quito and vice versa,” the company said in a statement.

InselAir will be operating the service on Fokker 70 aircraft.

The return flights will operate on Fridays and Mondays from Quito to Aruba.

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