International flights start this month at Ramón Villeda Morales Airport

San Pedro Sula.

After on December 30 they authorized the operation of aircraft type C and D at Ramon Villeda Morales Airport, airlines are preparing to resume operations from next week.

Although from December 23 the airport was enabled for domestic flights with aircraft type A and B, which are of lower passenger capacity, it was not until the end of December that they gave the green light to international flights with high-capacity aircraft. CM

Airlines was the only one that had flights to Roatan, La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa from San Pedro Sula.
As of this Tuesday, the airline became the first to resume international flights with two departing from San Pedro Sula direct to Guatemala.

the others airlines with international flights have announced operations since this month. For the case, Spirit announce your return starting Sunday, January 10, Air Europa since January 21 i American Airlines from 14 January.

Michael Wehmeyer, President of the Honduran Airline Association (Ahla), he said to THE PRESS that each company has to do previous work such as publishing their inventories and rearranging customers who had already purchased their tickets.

“We are working together with Ehisa to relocate the offices, because the electricity reconnection is still being done.”

Wehmeyer indicated that due to the delay in demand for passengers since March when the pandemic began in Honduras, In the resumption of operations assures, will have a good passenger traffic.

“More this time we were closed, some were able to go to Tegucigalpa and travel, but not all. Each airline has to contact its passengers to accommodate them on the flights we are opening.”

Wehmeyer, who is also the manager of Airlines Cup, Explained that as an airline they are preparing to have a resumption date of flights to Panama and connections.

He added that companies moving cargo require customs to meet the standards they occupy according to the target market.

“Some markets require a certain level of security that is still missing airlines to see if they can enable load handling, “he concluded.

Monica Martel, Member of the Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies of HondurasHe said that the resumption of international flights to Villeda Morales is positive because it expands flight options and is cheaper for travelers, as going to Tegucigalpa is more expensive.

Delta, Spirit, Aeroméxico i Air Europa they only operate from San Pedro Sula and only the latter continued to operate temporarily at Golosón Airport in La Ceiba.

“Now we are starting to promote travel, including from Tegucigalpa, many move to San Pedro Sula, because they know it is cheaper to travel more when they are large groups when they are families there is substantial savings,” Martel said.

Lisandro Vallecillo, Communications Manager of the National Migration Institute (INM), Expressed that passengers must remember to arrive at least two hours before their flight, that they must verify the entry requirements of their country of destination and those arriving in Honduras they must present their covid-19 test performed within a maximum of 72 hours in advance.

Vallecillo detailed that they are currently serving an average of 120 people daily at the passport office.

Passport appointments are coming out for the week of January 22nd.