Colombia’s aviation authority approves 30 new flights to Brazil
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil) has approved 30 additional flights to...
Tag: El Dorado
Bogota’s airport is flying high in world rankings
El Dorado, the airport of Colombia’s capital city Bogota, was ranked in the top six airports...
Canadian woman caught smuggling cocaine in fake pregnant belly
A Canadian woman has been caught trying to smuggle 2 kg of cocaine inside a fake pregnant belly,...
Airline leaves two children in waiting room for 6 hours
Colombian airline Aires forgot to board two young children in their care onto a flight from Bogota to Medellin, reported El Espectador. The mother of the children, Lizette Arango said she paid $64 extra for her children to be...
US donates $891,000 to Bogota airport expansion
The United States agreed Monday to donate $891,000 to Bogota’s main airport, El Dorado, for expansion, Caracol Radio reported. Then director of Colombia’s civil aviation authority, Santiago Castro, announced the deal...
Heavy rains disrupt Holy Week holiday travel
Fourteen national roads are closed completely due to weather conditions, highway police reported Thursday, with a number of airports also affected. Prolonged heavy rains have caused numerous cases of landslides and flooding...
Authorities arrest six people on drug trafficking charges
Anti-narcotics police have arrested six members of a network that trafficked heroin and cocaine to the United States. According to Caracol Radio, authorities reported Friday that the network recruited people with scarce...
More travel in Colombia in 2010 than 2009
The number of people traveling internationally increased in 2010 by 10 percent, says Colombia’s Administrative Department of Security (DAS), El Universal reported Wednesday. In 2010, 7.5 million people traveled to and from...
Airlines adjust flights to accommodate to rain
Colombian airlines have had to adjust their flight schedules to due to heavy rain and fog, news source CMI reports. Bogota airport El Dorado has experienced a series of delays as a result of heavy rains across Colombia, causing...
