The Peak Flower Export season for Valentine’s Day 2025 began at Kito Airport on Saturday, January 18, and will continue until Saturday, February 8. According to the predictions provided by Quiport based on the information obtained from the panels that treat the shipment, the folder of the flowers that was exported in the 2025 season will grow in the range of 3 percent to 5 percent.
In 2024, the total size of the exported flowers was 26,466 metric tons, with a complete record of Valentine’s Day exports from Kito Airport. In terms of flights, 493 flights are expected to be sent, and 15 charging companies are run by. The main destinations of Ecuadorian flowers are the United States and Europe.
“The growth of the air cargo was fixed at Kito Airport, where it exceeded the sacrifice sizes that manufactured year after year. In the case of flower exports, the expectations of 2025 are encouraging, thanks to the excellent locations of Ecuadorian flowers in international market : “As Quiport, our responsibility as the Kito Airport concession is a guarantee that the entire process operates properly so that the flowers are charged on time and maintain their quality.”
Mariscal SUCRE International Airport includes an international charging station of 13 thousand square meters of useless areas, where four companies operate a shipping platform, and the shipping platform that can accommodate up to six high -capacity charging aircraft at one time (four E symbol -for example , Boeing 777-200- and two code-for example, Boeing 747-800-), making it the main shipping airport in the country.
The infrastructure and operational efficiency of Kito Airport allowed to reach the fifth place in the classification of “The Best Air Chargles in the region”, which was prepared in 2024 by the International Council of Latin American Airports and the Caribbean Sea region (ACI-Lac).
