Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport has seen a very good performance of its operations this summer season, measured by the number of companies connected to the terminal in the western province of Matanzas.
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Liuba Quintero Ávila, head of the operations department, ensured the landing of representative aircraft from 13 airlines, a really optimal number considering that it is three fewer than those that flew in the winter season, the period from November to April That Country receives the largest flows of foreign tourists.
Canada accounts for a high percentage of arrivals, consistent with its status as the top emissions market for the resort town of Varadero, said Quintero, who acknowledged the leading roles played by northern carriers Air Canada, Sunwing and Air Transat.
He reflected on the ships arriving from Russia, a country benefiting from the resumption of regular direct flights on two weekly frequencies by the airline Rossiya on July 1, and a third is due to take place in the first week of September next year.
For planes carrying passengers from the Eurasian country, that meant full seats, boding greater growth in the most dynamic market in recent years, Playa Azul, which is now second.
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The air platform for the so-called Varadero Airport also consists of the German Condor, the English Tui Airways Limited, the Dutch Tui Airlines Neerland, Orbest and World To Flay from Portugal, the Russian Nordwing and those from the United States World Atlantic and American Airlines.
In terms of operating and passenger traffic, the Juan Gualberto Gómez is the second busiest in Cuba, surpassed only by the international José Martí, and receives or releases more than 70 percent of tourists visiting Varadero.
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At the end of 2022, the terminal handled more than 2,663 aircraft and 648,476 passengers, with an average dwell time of 22 minutes, less than half the 45-minute norm set by the Civil Aviation Organization. International.