The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation managed to get a humanitarian flight from the Colombian Air Force (FAC) to evacuate from the island of San Andrés to 180 of the 372 Viva Air passengers who are stranded on the island.
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The attorney general, Margarita Cabello, said that several FAC flights are being processed to complete the operation that she hopes to return from the island to almost 2 thousand travelers affected by the suspension of operations of the airline.
It should be remembered that last Monday, Viva Air, a low-cost airline, only suspended its operations due to the deep crisis it has been going through for several years. It is estimated that one million travelers are affected by the cessation of activities of Viva Air.
Faced with this situation, last Tuesday, airlines such as Avianca, Latam Airlines and Wingo began offering seats to address the crisis caused by Viva Air’s decision to leave its planes on the ground.
As reported by this outlet, the president of Latam Airlines Colombia, according to Santiago Álvarez, said that last Monday more than 1,180 passengers were served on company flights and they extended that protection until March 5.
«With the addition of the additional planes this Friday we will be able to increase our availability of seats in different destinations since these planes represent an offer of about 30,000 weekly seats to help guarantee connectivity in the cities affected by the suspension of Viva’s operation,» he said. Álvarez to EL TIEMPO.
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For its part, Avianca did not sell tickets for two days to accommodate passengers affected by the Viva Air crisis. According to the company, about 3,000 Viva passengers can be relocated on their flights. Of the total, more than 2,200 have already flown to their destinations, mainly on the routes that connect with Bogotá, Medellín, Leticia, San Andrés, Lima and Buenos Aires.
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