Avianca Ecuador

Guayaquil to Galapagos (Balta) coach. Flight was delayed several hours (which appeared to be preplanned because our guide knew about it). When the flight arrived it was a new 757 and they served breakfast/lunch. All flight attendants spoke clear English and very helpful.

Aerogal has routes within Ecuador and international flights to Miami and JFK. Domestic service is reliable on time and cabin service excellent. Seats are generally available to walk up customers on the day of the flight. Aerogal web site reservation and ticketing system functions well.

Aero Gal is the second airline of Ecuador apart from TAME. Their name means Aero Galapagos. They use primarily old 737-200. I flew on one of these 2 days ago from Quito to Guayaquil and it was an experience of the late 70s. Cramped seats but good service for a quick 30 minutes flight consisting of a tasty sandwich and choice of beverages like juice soft drinks coffee. The aircraft was clean FAs friendly. Would fly them again on domestic routes.