Colombian air traffic soars
Colombian airlines carried 33.9 percent more passengers in 2010 compared to the year before, the country’s aviation authority announced. According to RCN Radio, cargo transport also rose by 9.3 percent.…
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Former airliner employees threaten suicide
Former employees of Colombian airliner AeroCondor threaten to kill themselves if they don’t get paid their pensions, 20 years after the airliner’s bankruptcy, a local newspaper reported Sunday. According to…
Avianca passengers ‘stuck in Bogota until January 13’
Passengers who were supposed to have traveled to New York on Sunday were told by Colombian airliner Avianca that they won’t be able to fly until January 13, RCN Radio…
Colombia: Tourists put off by flight prices
Tourists are deterred from coming to Colombia not by the country’s dangerous image but by the high price of international flights, according to the Tourism Ministry. “One of the reasons…
Avianca, Lufthansa sign cooperation deal
Colombia’s national airline Avianca signed a code-share cooperation deal, Wednesday, with Germany’s Lufthansa, allowing customers of both airlines to book seats on the other airline’s flights. The agreement will make…
New Bogota-Sao Paulo direct flights
Brazilian airline TAM is considering opening a new flight route between Bogota and Sao Paulo in early December. The Brazilians announced the possible new route at the ABAV Fair of…
Aires president speaks out on delays
The president of Colombian airline Aires blames recent delays and flight cancellations on the rapid growth of the company and on external factors such as the weather. Francisco Mendez said that…
North east Colombia plane crash kills 4
Four people died in a plane accident in the north east of Colombia on Friday. The accident took place at 7:30AM in Malaga, a town in the department of Santander.…
Avianca increases Mexico-Bogota direct flights
Avianca Airlines increases direct flights between Bogota and Mexico City to three per day. In response to the demands of tourists and business people, Avianca has introduced a new flight…