Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas has launched its inaugural flight to Madrid from Mariscal Sucre Airport in Quito, capital of Ecuador. The carrier will offer three weekly flights.

With avant-garde decoration and a design focused on passenger comfort, the remodelled domestic VIP lounge at Quito International Airport has opened.

Having successfully defended the title of South America’s Leading Destination at the World Travel Awards earlier this year, Veronica Sevilla, general manager of Quito Turismo, tells Breaking Travel News how it feels to have won. Speaking in London during World Travel Market, she also reveals how a new digital-led brand identity will attract younger travellers and tells us about new airlift coming into the growing airport.

Following World Travel Awards successful return to Ecuador for the Latin America Gala Ceremony 2018, Quiport chief executive Andrew O’Brian speaks to Breaking Travel News about the location’s victory at the event and the role the airport has played in the development of tourism in the city.

Luis Fernando Galárraga Arboleda, communications manager for Mariscal Sucre International Airport, speaks to Breaking Travel News as the organisation walks away with the title for South America’s Leading Airport at the World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony.

Corporación Quiport earlier this year hosted the APEX in Environment pilot program, confident in its environmental procedures and knowing that it would be a great learning process.