Routes Americas 2024

Airports in the Caribbean should facilitate tourism and business travel—not be a cash cow for governments, delegates at Routes Americas 2024 are told.

Airline failures in Colombia “opened the window” for JetSMART to enter the country’s domestic market, according to CEO Estuardo Ortiz.

Tourist arrivals to Colombia are forecast to surge during the first half of the year amid an influx of new international routes.

Even as Latin American passenger traffic continues to rebound strongly from COVID, the region’s airlines are struggling financially, IATA's Peter Cerda says.

LATAM Airlines Group is eying expansion in fleet beyond its current order book following a solid 2023.

All the data relating to the region’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the first quarter of the year.

Five destinations and four airlines are among the finalists at the Routes Americas 2024 Awards, which celebrate excellence in airport and destination marketing.

The remarks come after Colombia’s two ULCCs—Ultra Air and Viva—ceased operations in 2023.

New routes from and within the Americas region are being opened by American Airlines, Avianca and Delta Air Lines.

The Routes Americas 2024 Awards will celebrate excellence in airport and destination marketing, with three airport awards up for grabs.

All the data relating to the region’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the first quarter of the year.

As Routes Americas 2024 gets underway in Bogota, airlines operating in Colombia are providing the highest level of domestic capacity ever witnessed.

Breeze Airways founder and CEO David Neeleman believes the U.S. airline can eventually operate as many as 2,000 routes.

Brazil’s largest airlines work their way through consolidation, restructurings.

Latest data on LATAM Airlines Group's network.

Political influence continues to loom large on Latin America’s aviation landscape.

The Colombian airline market has gone through what IATA's Peter Cerda, regional vice president for the Americas, calls a “perfect storm” in recent years.

All the data relating to the region’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the first quarter of the year.

New routes from and within the Americas region are being opened by Emirates, Air Transat and Alaska Airlines.

Latin American governments have been urged to further liberalize air transport policies.

A selection of 50 new routes starting over the coming weeks, including services being launched by Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and WestJet.

All the important data related to the airline in recent years.

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

Dubai-based Emirates hopes to add its first passenger flights to Colombia’s capital Bogota.

JetSmart will enter Colombia’s domestic market—the third largest in Latin America—on March 14.