{"id":77973,"date":"2023-08-11T17:35:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T15:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/?p=77973"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:03:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:03:37","slug":"wingo-to-increase-flights-between-venezuela-and-colombia-after-renewing-service-to-caracas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/en\/wingo-to-increase-flights-between-venezuela-and-colombia-after-renewing-service-to-caracas\/","title":{"rendered":"Wingo to increase flights between Venezuela and Colombia after renewing service to Caracas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Panama City, Aug 11 (EFE).- Colombian low-cost airline Wingo<\/strong> is set to gradually expand flights between Colombia and Venezuela<\/strong> “as the countries continue to discuss what is being referred to as a roadmap,” Wingo CEO Eduardo Lombana said in an interview with Agencia EFE.<\/p>\n

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“We just started our route between Bogot\u00e1 and Caracas<\/strong> on July 25 with three weekly frequencies, and we hope to soon expand to several cities in Venezuela with new destinations from Colombia,” Lombana said.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Last month, Wingo re-established flights between Bogot\u00e1 and Caracas<\/strong> more than three years after they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This made it the second company<\/strong> in the Andean country to resume operations to Venezuela following the global emergency and after the two nations restored relations.<\/p>\n

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“We knew of the enormous capacity and need to serve both markets. It is very important to restore this service. That’s why we did it; this year, in particular, it’s a priority,” the executive said.<\/h3>\n
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AME9907. PANAMA CITY (PANAMA), 08\/11\/2023.- Wingo’s CEO, Eduardo Lombana, speaks in an interview with EFE on August 9, 2023, in Panama City, Panama. Colombian low-cost airline Wingo is set to gradually expand flights between Colombia and Venezuela “as the countries continue to discuss what is being referred to as a roadmap,” Lombana told EFE. EFE\/ Bienvenido Velasco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Since Venezuela and Colombia restored<\/strong> relations, which were severed in February 2019, flights between Bogot\u00e1 and Caracas have been resumed<\/strong> by Colombian airline Satena, by Wingo recently, and by Venezuelan airlines Turpial and Laser. However, the service still doesn’t cover all seven days of the week.<\/p>\n

Both South American countries began overtures<\/strong> a year ago, working since then towards the normalization<\/strong> of ties traditionally marked by heavy trade but, in this new stage, Colombia seeks to include other aspects such as integration, investment, and cross-border development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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PANAMA CITY (PANAMA), 08\/11\/2023.- Wingo’s CEO, Eduardo Lombana, speaks in an interview with EFE on August 9, 2023, in Panama City, Panama. Colombian low-cost airline Wingo is set to gradually expand flights between Colombia and Venezuela “as the countries continue to discuss what is being referred to as a roadmap,” Lombana told EFE. EFE\/ Bienvenido Velasco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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As part of the announcement of the creation of Wingo Panama<\/strong> on Wednesday, Lombana told EFE that the new airline, with an operating certificate in the Central American country, would begin operations on Friday with two weekly flights between Panama City and the western Panamanian city of David<\/strong>, located near the border of Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

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“We know this is a very important market for Panama, and we want to offer a low-cost product to David. In the case of Wingo, it is of fundamental importance to finalize the network of routes we offer,” Lombana said.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He pointed out that David “will surely be one of the first destinations<\/strong> to start with the Panama operating certificate” and told EFE that they are “looking at” new “international<\/strong> destinations originating in Panama.”<\/p>\n

Wingo, with a Colombian certificate<\/strong>, has been operating in Panama since 2016 to seven international destinations<\/strong>: Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bogota, Medellin, and Cali in Colombia, as well as Havana, Cuba, and San Jose, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n