Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights to Manta
The cheapest airline ticket to Manta from the United States in the last 72 hours was $1,796 one-way, and $1,191 round-trip on the route from New York to Manta. The most popular route is from New York to Manta and the cheapest ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $593 round-trip.
Manta Airport is 3 miles from the center of Manta. View on Map.
Manta is served by Manta Airport, also commonly referred to as Manta. The airport code is MEC.
Entry restrictions
Flights to Ecuador have now resumed.
From December 22, all travelers arriving from the UK, Australia, South Africa and the EU are required to take an antigen test (rapid test) on arrival at the airport.
Entry requirements
Travelers must present a completed Health Declaration Form and a completed Immigration form as well as a negative RT-PCR test for COVID-19 issued within 10 days before arrival. Travelers who are unable to provide a PCR test will be tested at the airport at their own expense.
Special 'travel corridors' exist for tourists visiting the Galapagos. Foreigners wishing to enter the islands must present a negative RT-PCR test for COVID-19, taken 96 hours prior to the date of departure to Ecuador. On arrival in Ecuador, tourists may be requested to take another PCR test, at their own expense. Tourists must also present a return flight and a safe passage document (‘salvoconducto’) issued by the Ministry of Tourism to be exempt from doing 14 days of self-isolation on the islands. The tour operators or hotels are responsible for arranging this safe passage document on behalf of tourists, given that visitors are required to have previous contracted travel and accommodation arrangements. The Galapagos Transit Control Card, will need to be filled out online at least 24 hours before the flight. On arrival in Ecuador you will be required to fill in a Health Status Declaration, including a local address.
Quarantine requirements
Arriving travelers may be subject to random rapid antigen testing conducted at the airport by the Ministry of Health, regardless of whether a negative COVID RT-PCR test is provided. If the rapid antigen test is positive, they must isolate for 10 days at one of the Ministry of Health's Centers for Temporary Attention in Quito or Guayaquil. As of January 11, it is no longer permissible to perform the isolation at a private residency or hotel.
Travelers from the UK, Australia, South Africa and the EU will have to carry out obligatory self-isolation for 5 days. Non-residents of Ecuador will have to self-isolate in hotels determined by the local authorities, at their own expense. Residents can isolate in their home.
All other info
Normal passports issued by Ecuador which have expired on March 16, 2020 or later, are considered valid until February 28, 2021. Passengers must have a "Passport validity extension certificate" and travel with the expired passport.
There are currently 22,977 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in EC and 15,850 deaths as of Mar 3 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Cons: "More Colombian ethnic products like Chocoramo or Achiras"
Pros: "Only the entertainment"
Cons: "There should be a line for older people with bad knees like myself, preference when check in."
Pros: "Was the seat is súper confortable"
Cons: "I can’t tell nothing more about, cause everything was really excellent"
Pros: "Delete"
Cons: "On time"
Cons: "Our trip was from NY to Cartagena connecting to Medellin. Our original lay over was suppose to be for 2 hours it became 7 hours!!! I missed the time in renting my car. That office closed at 8pm We also missed most of the remaining day to our day at the hotel Los Recuerdos in Guatape. Just awful!!"
Cons: "They lost my luggage"
Cons: "No me gusto que ami mama una persona con necesidades especiales La pusieron en los últimos hasientos del avión cuando yo llame para pedir que la pusieran enfrente."
Pros: "Big failed work in new york check-in account. After the 1 hour waiting, let us(who has ticket after the 01:00) the line with only one reason why it's so early and need to support other laters. Moreover, had lost my baggage."
Cons: "Big problem was with several hundreds travelers to Bogota, Sao Paulo for 23:10~40. Avianca accounts don't have any classification to avoid this type disorders problem. Had waited my bag on the band during 1 hour. But, wasn't arrived various travelers bag from new york."
Pros: "The way they are with the passengers"
Pros: "I enjoyed the food, the blanket and pillow they provided, the free movies and the crew was very nice."
Cons: "Not compliants"
Pros: "Te crew ver helpfull."
Cons: "Nothing . Emery y Hong perfecto yo me H"
Pros: "Nothing. Airlines changed the flight time for connecting flight with out informing us. Whole reason, I booked a earlier flight so I can get to spend time in Lima but Avianca airlines changed the connecting flight from Bogata from 125pm flight to 330pm flight. I paid additional $250/ticket to get these tickets so I can get to Lima earlier than 7pmso that my wife and I can enjoy our honeymoon. I am very disappointed that airlines decided to switch flights without our approval. We did reach to Bogota at 1155am and we even tried to catch the 125pm flight from Bogota to Lima. but the staff was not helpful at all. All they kept on saying, “sorry nothing can be done, go file a complain”. Are you kidding me by saying that to your client, “go file a complaint”, instead of assisting. I guess Avianca airlines crew needs to learn about hospitality and customer service. NO AIRLINE MAKES Involuntary CHANGES with out notifying customers. Even on United Airlines, they don’t change flights with out informing customers."
Cons: "Nothing at all."
Pros: "Crew"
Cons: "The plane was small and not clean."
Pros: "The personal in the counter are very professional."
Pros: "The crew was excellent from beginning to the end."
Cons: "The food was not the best."
Pros: "very nice crew"
Cons: "super uncomfortable siting."
Pros: "service. the crew was very friendly"
Pros: "Great flight and crew."
Cons: "Everything was perfect."
Pros: "The crew were very professional. I speak very little Espanol, but they try to make sure I was ok."
Cons: "Flight was delayed one jour and I didnt know if I'll make my connecting flight to Cartagena.. No one explain. They said just go to second floor for connection."
Pros: "Food. As usual with avianca was amazing."
Cons: "The staff. Completely unprofessional. Flying executive from SJO to JFK with the Costa Rican staff was amazing. This one compared, was deplorable."
Pros: "The crew was very polite. The airplanes are comfortable"
Cons: "They changed my original itinerary and the flights were delayed."
Cons: "THE FLY WAS CANCEL.."
Pros: "Not using Kayak, Avianca or Allianz ever again. There’s no accountability for anything."
Cons: "They managed to break my guitar case and leave me stranded in Colombia without a refund. Ended up having to buy a $800 return ticket with Jetblue."
Pros: "Plane crew was excellent."
Cons: "Everything was wonderful except for taking too long to disembark"
Pros: "Some crew members was not kind"
Pros: "Comfort"
Cons: "Major delayed to leave JFK, but to Aviancas fault on aircraft availability."
Pros: "smooth transition .."
Cons: "Wished the seats has more spacing."
Cons: "It was delayed 2 hours"
Pros: "Nice clean plane. Well dressed staff."
Cons: "The crew wasn't very friendly or helpful. I could hear the group letter called out lond ,I wish there was a board I could have read them on."
Pros: "Crew service is very professional and froendly. They make sure we were comfortable and help us with our needs."
Pros: "NA"
Cons: "NA"
Cons: "Not enough legs room for someone who is 6.2 ft (1.88M). Boarding was so long and and disorganized The counter at the gate can not sell yu an upgrade ticket or the possibility to switch seat"
Pros: "The crew was nice and got me a salad and a roll"
Cons: "Avianca forgot my vegetarian meal even though I requested it a week before. This is unacceptable."
Cons: "They destroyed my son's stroller"
Cons: "The aircraft was very cold"
Cons: "Just very tight seating"
Pros: "It was really good overall"
Cons: "Aside entertainment, boarding was a heck of a process. Very slow and very disoderly"
Pros: "Punctuality , nice air bus .. Excellent crew"
Pros: "There was no one sitting by my side!"
Pros: "Todo me gustó"
Pros: "very good"
Pros: "Non stop flights"
Cons: "Prices are expensive"
Cons: "1 bag delivered whithout padlock and stole belogingns."
Pros: "Great entertainment system for travelers"
Pros: "The complimentary blankets and pillows"
Cons: "The crew constantly putting our window shades up"
Pros: "Short period of time"
Pros: "Very nice crew, clean plain and comfort seats."
Cons: "The touch screens are hard to use. Need to press very hard to get a react. The staff asked me to disconect the usb during the departure... but my devise was off (on airplain mode) and I really had to charge my device."
Airlines flying to Manta have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights to Manta
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights to Manta
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights to Manta
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights to Manta
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights to Manta