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Avianca Adds New Routes, Resumes Additional Flights
In order to offer its travelers more connectivity opportunities, Avianca announced the sale of five new routes that will begin to operate at the end of the year and the reactivation of seven more routes from September. After inaugurating seven domestic and international routes this year, five new routes will go on sale in Colombia, […]
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Viva Aerobus Inaugurates New International Route
On Sep. 2, the District Tourism Institute of Bogotá, ProColombia, the concessionaire of Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport OPAIN, and the Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus, made the official launch of the airline’s new route between Mexico City and Bogotá. Although the route began operations on August 21 with 2 weekly flights on Wednesdays and […]
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Chilean Low Cost Airline SKY Plans 2021 With Outsized Growth
Although the aviation industry in Latin America is still largely depressed by prevailing travel restrictions — especially in the international market — domestic traffic in Chile has been recovering in recent weeks as travelers are anxious to get back to the skies. Last year was the most difficult in at least a decade for the […]
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Colombian Viva Air Continues Grab for Stronger Market Position
Colombian low-cost carrier Viva Air has already reactivated all of its pre-pandemic operations and is now working on adding new routes to various domestic and international destinations as a part of the recovery of the airline industry across both Colombia and all of South America. Last year, the Colombian low-cost carrier went almost six months […]
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Volaris Obtains Certification to Operate as Salvadoran Flag Carrier
On Tuesday, August 24, Low-cost airline Volaris received its Air Operation Certification and Operation Permit from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority. The authorization allows the airline group to establish “Vuela El Salvador” (Volaris El Salvador), a new subsidiary in El Salvador with which it ensures its expansion plan in Central America. “Our mission as a […]
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Lima Airport Signs Renewables Contract As It Begins Expansion Project
Lima Airport Partners (LAP) — the parent company managing Lima, Peru’s Jorge Chávez International Airport — and Engie Energía Perú, signed this week a contract for the latter company to supply the airport’s main terminal with renewable energy covering all of its energy needs. The deal will also cover the airport’s expansion megaproject. According to […]
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Aeroméxico Launches Routes to Europe, South America
Mexican flag carrier Aeroméxico continues to gain ground in long-range flights from different hubs in Mexico amid signs of recovery as it looks to capitalize by inaugurating new international routes. In a press release, Aeroméxico announced its new route between the Monterrey, Mexico and Madrid, which will begin on Dec. 16 with three weekly frequencies […]
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Avianca Launches 23 New International Routes in Bid to Capture Traffic to South, Central America
Colombian flag carrier Avianca announced this week that it would continue its network expansion, making one of the biggest in Latin America even larger with the launch of 23 new international routes. This comes after the carrier inaugurated six domestic and international routes already this year: Medellín, Colombia to Cancún, Mexico; Medellín to Punta Cana, […]
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LATAM Closes Second Quarter with $2.3 Billion in Liquidity
This Monday, the LATAM Airlines Group reported that it foresees better operational prospects for the next six months, despite the profound impact of the pandemic in Latin America so far this year. In a press release, the group stated that it plans to reach a capacity greater than 50% of its pre-pandemic operations, measured in […]
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Main South American Carriers Modernize Their Fleets
With the goal of bettering passenger comfort as they compete for supremacy in South America, LATAM and Avianca have announced significant upcoming changes in their fleets, which range from the incorporation of new aircraft to the modernization of their cabins. The LATAM Group presented to a U.S. court an agreement with Airbus for the purchase […]