The Special Administrative Unit of the Civil Aeronautics of Colombia reported the reception of an application from Wingo to operate international routes from Medellin, Cali, and Barranquilla in Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
In this way, the Low-Cost airline seeks to add to its offer the following routes with seven weekly frequencies:
Medellín – Mexico City
Medellin – Curacao
Cali – Curaçao
Medellin – Aruba
Medellin – Lima
Cali – Lima
Medellin – Quito
Medellin – Guayaquil
Medellin – Santo Domingo
Cali – Punta Cana
Barranquilla – Panama
This international expansion to which Wingo is aiming would not only continue Viva’s line of taking the low-cost model to international routes from Colombia, but also seeks to further decentralize Bogota as the country’s hub.
In this way, as well as Viva, Wingo is betting on Rionegro’s José María Córdova International Airport as a «Low-Cost international hub» and also avoids the congestion of Bogota’s El Dorado.
Likewise, Cali and Barranquilla would increase their international connectivity without having to go through Bogota.
