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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

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

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

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

The departments that registered the most birds were Antioquia, with 600 species, Valle del Cauca, with 548 species, Meta, with 532, and Caldas and Cundinamarca with 505 each.

Colombia Wins Cornell Global Birdwatching Competition For 4th Straight Year: 1,440 Species Observed

Colombia took first place in the Global Big Day birdwatching event organized by Cornell University. Of 1,440 species observed, 600 species were seen in Antioquia, 548 in Valle del Cauca, 532 in Meta, and 505 each in Caldas & Cundinamarca departments.

Posted On June 17, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Launches Covid-19 Biosafety Certification For Tourism Sector

Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism has launched a biosafety certification for the tourism sector that allows tourism services providers to demonstrate compliance with mandatory protocols issued by the national government.

Posted On June 16, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Avianca’s 25 Largest Shareholders Revealed

Beyond the expected, some interesting names appear on the list of those with the most to lose should Avianca end up liquidated. The City of New York Group Trust?

Posted On June 9, 2020

, By Loren Moss