By Stephen Nakrosis


Federal Express said it launched a pair of new flights in Central and South America that will establish direct commercial presence in Honduras and Ecuador and increase connectivity for its customers across the region.

One of the new flights will link the international airports of Ezeiza in Buenos Aires, the Airport of Santiago in Chile, and Mariscal Sucre in Quito, Ecuador, the company said Tuesday. The other flight will provide direct connectivity from La Aurora airport in Guatemala and Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Both flights will originate and end in Miami and operate several times per week, according to FedEx.

The flights will benefit sectors including flowers, coffee and cacao, seeds, high-tech, and the textile and automotive industries, FedEx said.

Luiz Vasconcelos, president of FedEx in Latin America and the Caribbean, said the flights are part of an ongoing air network redesign.


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