Colombia closes airports amid bad weather
Due to bad weather conditions, eight airports in different parts of Colombia were closed on Tuesday, five of which remained closed on Wednesday.
Due to bad weather conditions, eight airports in different parts of Colombia were closed on Tuesday, five of which remained closed on Wednesday.
Ten people, including five children, were killed in a plane crash in Colombia on Wednesday minutes after its crew signaled mechanical problems, the civil aviation authority said.
Passengers are currently defenseless against Colombian airlines with perennial bad service, flight changes, and excessive fees, according to one Colombian lawmaker.
Colombia’s civil aviation authority Aerocivil on Monday said air traffic in the South American country is suffering considerable delays due to particularly bad weather earlier in the day.
Colombian aviation authorities said Friday they have been forced to close three of the country’s regional airports due to extreme weather conditions. Other airports are running alternative schedules.
The future of Medellin’s inner city airport is up in the air with renewed suggestions that it should be turned into a park, reported the ADN newspaper on Wednesday.
Only 46 of the 243 public airports in Colombia work with air traffic controllers, according to El Tiempo newspaper.
Ten people died as the plane they were traveling in crashed in the southern jungles of Colombia, officials said Sunday when recovering the bodies.
Colombia on Monday announced extra measures to prevent the possible spreading of the deadly Ebola virus to the Latin American country.