Colombian airlines report 27% rise in passengers
Colombian airliners say they had 27% more passengers in the first eight months of 2010 than in the same period the previous year. On both domestic and international flights, Colombian…
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Aerorepublica to become Copa Airlines Colombia
Colombian airline Aerorepublica is changing its name to Copa Airlines Colombia. “We’re proud to be able to reach our objective of transforming our airline and as of today it will…
Colombian airliner Aires includes Lima and Panama in routes
Colombian budget airliner Aires on Tuesday announced it will expand its international operations with flights to Peru and Panama. The announcement was made by CEO Francisco Mendez while shoing the…
Colombian domestic air fares drop
The minimum price of Colombian domestic flights dropped 11% in August compared to the same month last year, in an environment of strong competition within the industry, according to the…
Colombian airliner opens routes to Cuba, Mexico
Colombian airliner Aero Republica announced it will start flights to Cuba and Mexico City in October. The new flights are part of an expansion plan by the airliner, which earlier…
Venezuela prioritizes debt payments to Colombian airlines
Venezuela will pay the first $70 million of the $800 million it owes to Colombian businesses to airlines Avianca and Aires. A Colombo-Venezuelan commission in charge of the re-establishment of…
Three plane crash victims remain in intensive care
Three people who were injured in the Monday plane crash on the Colombian Caribbean island of San Andres remain in the intensive care unit of a Bogota hospital. The three…
US offers support in plane crash investigation: Colombia
U.S. experts will assist Colombian authorities in the investigation of the crash of a Boeing 737 Monday morning on the Caribbean island of San Andres, Colombia’s Transport Minister announced. Minister…
Flights to San Andres remain suspended
Air transport to and from the Caribbean island of San Andres remain suspended until weather conditions allow an investigation of the crash of a Boeing 737 on the island’s landing…