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The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Copa Holdings’ Colombian subsidiary Wingo has added some domestic flights, but the company has no plans soon to grow the airline’s presence significantly.

LATAM Airlines Group’s market share within Colombia has reached 33% as the country’s airlines take advantage of Viva’s market exit.

Avianca is deploying more widebodies on routes to the Americas and also plans to redefine an elevated product on its narrowbody aircraft.

Avianca wants to operate a nonstop route linking Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport with Orlando International Airport during winter 2023-24.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Avianca CEO Adrian Neuhauser said the “most damage done” from the exit of Viva and Ultra Air has been in Colombian cities Medellin and San Andreas.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Editors discuss why Colombia made a rescue of LCC Viva almost impossible.

Avianca said Aerocivil’s conditions for approving the proposed merger would “make Viva’s recovery impossible and could even affect Avianca’s stability.”

Avianca CEO Adrian Neuhauser says the company will decide whether to buy Viva by the end of this week, “either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.”

Conditions imposed on the Avianca-VIva merger include the return of slots at Bogota El Dorado and placing a fare ceiling on certain routes.

Star Alliance member Avianca is adding long-haul service from San Salvador and further increasing its U.S. network.

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca announced plans to acquire its ULC rival Viva roughly a year ago.

Colombia’s aviation sector has been in a constant state of upheaval since the start of 2023.

Explaining its plans not to pursue Ultra Air, JetSMART said it hoped to commence operations in Colombia as soon as possible.

South American ULCC group JetSMART has gained approval from Colombia’s government to start the process of launching operations in the country.

Ultra-low-cost carrier is forced to suspend operations after government fails to approve merger.

Colombian ULCC Viva has suspended operations, citing continued delays in gaining government approval for its acquisition by rival Avianca.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

The CEO of Colombian ULCC Viva has resigned as the airline continues to push the country’s government to approve its acquisition by Avianca.

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca announced its plans to acquire Viva nearly a year ago but has yet to gain approval for the transaction.

Colombian ULCC Viva has yet another suitor after LATAM Airlines Colombia declared it wants to start negotiations to acquire Viva.

Colombian ULCC Viva has undertaken a restructuring as the airline’s fate continues to remain uncertain.

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca is dismissing JetSMART’s pursuit of Viva as a distraction to its own quest to acquire the budget carrier.