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Previously, many domestic flights departed and landed at Puente Aéreo but now all Avianca routes go through Terminal 1.

Aerocivil began operating the Instrument Landing System (ILS) Category III at El Dorado International Airport in late November.

“We urge the pilots of ACDAC to return to work and comply with the legal decisions immediately," said Avianca head Hernán Rincón.

The pilots union said that "the Colombian state is on the side of the company that violates labor rights and not the rights of workers.”

El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá will have no commercial flights from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm on July 20.

"Inaction is not an option," said John Kelly, head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in a warning to international airports.

The stars of this year's show are the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” jets brought by the United States and the skywriting “Smoke Squadron” of Brazil.

The violation, if confirmed through a full investigation, would impost a fine of more than $11,000 USD on Viva Colombia.

Airline improvement in recent years means more Colombians "now consider air travel their first choice when traveling," said Wingo CEO Catalina Bretón.

There were no injuries to any of the four crew on board, but one of El Dorado’s runways remained closed for roughly two hours.