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Foreign Investors Still Confident In Colombia, According To Survey by IPAs

The study revealed that 66% of the surveyed businesspeople were optimistic regarding the operations of their companies in Colombia, while 30% feel the same in respect to the performance of the economy in general.

Posted On June 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Video (Spanish): How Viva Air Plans To Protect Passengers From COVID-19

Viva Air ha tomado medidas para volar de nuevo, y proteger sus pasajeros y tripulación. Gracias a sus nuevos protocolos de bioseguridad, a la limpieza constante de sus aviones y a los filtros especiales HEPA del aire en las cabinas, el riesgo de contagio de Covid-19 se reduce al...

Posted On June 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Spirit Airlines Fined By US Government For Unethical Behavior, Violating Passenger Rights

Spirit was found guilty of undercompensating passengers, forcing them to sign untruthful documents, and denying their rights after overbooking flights.

Posted On June 23, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Copa Airlines Fined BY US Department of Transportation $450,000 For Illegal Flights Between US & Venezuela

The U.S. Department of Transportation fined Copa Airlines $450,000 for unlawfully transporting passengers between the United States and Venezuela via a stopover point. Copa was ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations.

Posted On June 23, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Editorial: President Duque’s “Day Without Sales Tax” Devolves Into Public Health Fiasco

Colombia's "Day without Tax" may have undone in less than 24 hours the country's past three months of success in battling the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic. Even if the government decides to lift curfews and restrictions, this may have been the dumbest possible way to do it.

Posted On June 21, 2020

, By Loren Moss

UPDATED: Spirit Air To Fly Humanitarian Flights From Colombia To US In July

The U.S. Embassy has announced that Spirit Airlines will operate three humanitarian flights on April 30, May 1 and May 3 from Colombia to the United States for US citizens and permanent residents that wish to return to the US during this period of closed airspace due to the...

Posted On June 20, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Bogotá’s Mayor Threatens To Shutter PriceSmart, Makro

Claudia Lopez, Bogotá's increasingly strident Mayor last week threatened to shutter retailers Makro & PriceSmart on a radio interview, saying the stores were not doing enough to fight the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted On June 20, 2020

, By Loren Moss

72% Of All SIC Platform Complaints Against Airlines In Colombia Filed Against Avianca

Colombian air travel passengers have battled with airlines over fare refunds more than any other complaint during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, according to the Superintendence of Commerce.

Posted On June 20, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Anti-Über Order Struck Down In Colombia By Superior Court of Bogotá

Yesterday, Bogotá's Superior Court struck down the administrative ruling by Colombia's Superintendence of Commerce that banned Über's operations from the Andean nation.

Posted On June 20, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Viva Air Begins Domestic Humanitarian Flights Between San Andrés Archipelago & Colombian Mainland

Last week, Viva Air began limited domestic humanitarian flights returning residents of the San Andrés Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea from other parts of mainland Colombia and also bringing home mainland Colombians who were stranded on the Islands. On the first flight, 150...

Posted On June 20, 2020

, By Loren Moss