Viva Air plans to close with 3.5 million passengers in Colombia

The low-cost airline Viva Air plans to close this with 3.5 million Colombia and 940,000 in the rest of the Latin American countries where they operate.

"In Viva has clear objectives and we see it in these very positive results, and we look forward to receiving the 50 new aircraft in the third and fourth quarters of this year, which will allow us to grow four more times in the next five years.Lauritius and tourism will benefit from the creation of 30 thousand new jobs, thanks to the expansion of the model in the region, "said Viva Air president Felix Antelo.

On the other hand, the company would open the third base at Santa Marta and will have itineraries with Viva Air Peru from Lima to Bogotá or Medellín. This hub will enhance connectivity with direct routes from this city to destinations such as: San Andrés, Bucaramanga and Pereira or Cartago. (Viva Air will open its third operational base in Santa Marta.)

Similarly, they will strengthen routes from their bases in Medellín and Bogotá to Santa Marta, doubling the number of weekly flights. "This is a very important announcement for Viva and also for the country and its connectivity.With this new base of operations, we hope to open new direct routes that are not operated by other companies. such as Santa Marta-San Andrés, Santa Marta-Bucaramanga and Santa Marta-Pereira or Cartago.We hope to transport more than 1.1 million pbadengers the first year on the roads of Santa Marta and generate market growth of more than 30% thanks to our low rates to encourage more direct and indirect jobs, "says Antelo ..