Colombia congress to debate airline abuses
Passengers are currently defenseless against Colombian airlines with perennial bad service, flight...
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Pilots’ industrial action will not affect LAN schedule
Airline LAN has announced that the industrial action currently being undertaken by unionized...
Avianca cancels 160 flights due to pilots ‘strike’
Colombia’s largest airline Avianca has cancelled 160 flights, scheduled to leave between Friday...
Colombia sees steep growth in air passengers during first 7 months of 2013
Colombia’s civil aeronautics agency Aerocivil reported on Wednesday that domestic air travel...
Pilots of major Colombian airline to stop working overtime after pay dispute
More than 900 pilots will stop working overtime because of a disagreement involving pay. The...
Limits lifted from Colombian-US air travel
As of November 26, flights between Colombia and the U.S. are no longer to be limited in terms of routes and frequency of flights, local media reported Tuesday. The proposal gained the approval from Congress on Monday night...
Air travel in Colombia up 10.5%
Colombia’s air traffic increased by 10.5% in the first six months of 2012 to 11 million passengers, the country’s aviation authority said Friday. In June alone, passenger numbers rose by 14.1%, according to a report...
Colombian airline Avianca reports $111 million earnings
Colombia’s largest airline Avianca reported $111 million net earnings for 2011 said local media Monday. The report marked a financial turn around for Avianca, which reported a $6 million loss in 2010. Last year Avianca...
Colombia proposes 80 new airline routes
Colombia´s Trade and Tourism Minister on Monday presented a report proposing 80 new airline routes which would benefit 15 cities. The proposal in the report “Outlooks to improve air connectivity for Colombian...
LAN Airlines kicks off new Colombian unit
A year after purchasing Colombia’s Aires airline, Chilean flagship carrier LAN Airlines SA launched its namesake brand in that South American nation. LAN has domestic operations in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, and...
Avianca to be 1st in region to fly airbus A330 freighter
Colombia’s flagship airline Avianca said Tuesday it has ordered four of Airbus’ A330-200 Freighter aircraft, which will make it the first carrier in Latin America to fly the cargo planes. The new aircraft will...
Air Europa to open Madrid-Cartagena route
Air Europa will open direct flights between Spanish capital Madrid and Colombia’s coastal city Cartagena de Indias, the company announced Saturday. According to Miguel Gonzalez, Air Europa’s Colombia manager, the...
