Sky Airline Peru Is Latest Low-Cost To Arrive At Miami
The South American ultra-low-cost carrier Sky Airline has launched flights between Lima International Airport (LIM), Peru, and Miami International Airport (MIA), United States. It is the latest regional ULCC to arrive in Miami. Let’s investigate further.
Sky Peru lands in Miami
With a nod to Peruvian and South American travelers to visit Little Havana, Sky Airline Peru has launched flights to Miami.
The airline launched this new route on Tuesday, June 7. MIA and airline officials celebrated the US expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included SKY CEO José Ignacio Dougnac, Miami-Dade County Chief Operations Officer Jimmy Morales, and MIA Director and CEO Ralph Cutié.
Currently, the airline is operating four weekly flights. Sky is scheduled to increase its Lima-Miami service to six weekly flights on July 4 and then to daily service on August 1.
Sky Airline is employing its Airbus A320neo aircraft with an all-economy 186-seat configuration to operate this route.
José Ignacio Dougnac, Sky CEO, said about the opening of this route,
“We successfully inaugurated our first flight from Miami to Lima, which marks a significant milestone in our international expansion plan and will allow us to connect mainly the United States with Peru, Chile, and other countries we fly to, at completely affordable prices and in the most modern fleet of the continent.”
Sky Peru launched flights to Miami from Lima. Photo: Miami International Airport.
About Sky Airline Peru
According to the airline’s website, a round-trip ticket between Lima and Miami costs around US$330, including taxes and fees.
Sky Airline Peru is a subsidiary of Chile-based Sky Airline. The ultra-low-cost carrier now competes directly with American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group in serving the Lima-Miami route.
The Peruvian branch currently has a fleet composed of four aircraft. These are Airbus A320neo units. Meanwhile, Sky Chile has 24 aircraft and an order for 14 additional units. Sky Chile has 21 Airbus A320neo and three A321neo. The airline expects to receive four new Airbus A321neo and ten Airbus A321XLR (one of the two only customers of the type in Latin America; the other is Chile’s competition JetSMART).
Regarding Sky Peru’s expansion to Miami, Ralph Cutié, the airport’s Director and CEO, said,
“Sky Peru’s expansion is the latest example of how international travel at MIA is making a strong rebound to pre-pandemic levels. We look forward to welcoming more travelers from Lima and to seeing Sky Peru have continued success with their first US route.”
American Airlines is Miami’s main operator to Latin America & the Caribbean. Photo: Getty Images.
Miami’s connectivity to Latin America?
Miami International Airport is one of the two leading US gateways to the Latin American region (the other one is Dallas Fort Worth).
According to data by Cirium, Miami has 1,209 weekly flights to Latin America and the Caribbean. American Airlines is the leading operator in this segment, with 909 flights (a 75% market share).
Other airlines that fly to and from Latin America are Aeromexico, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Avianca, Caribbean Airlines, Copa Airlines, Frontier, GOL, and more.
In regard to the Miami-Lima route, nearly 700,000 passengers traveled between both destinations in 2019, making it the airport’s 11th-busiest international market pre-pandemic.
Have you flown in the past from any Latin American airport to Miami International? How was the experience, and which airline did you employ? Let us know in the comments below.
